Lane Tredger | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MLA |
Residence: | Whitehorse, Yukon |
Office1: | House Leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party |
Term Start1: | April 12, 2021 |
Assembly2: | Yukon Legislative |
Constituency Am2: | Whitehorse Centre |
Term Start2: | April 12, 2021 |
Predecessor2: | Elizabeth Hanson |
Party: | Yukon New Democratic Party |
Occupation: | Speech pathologist |
Lane Tredger (formerly Emily Tredger) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2021 Yukon general election.[1] They represent the electoral district of Whitehorse Centre as a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party.
Prior to their election to the legislature Tredger worked as a speech pathologist in Whitehorse, including as executive director of Teegatha’Oh Zheh, an organization supporting Yukon residents with developmental disabilities, and served as president of the Queer Yukon Society.[2]
Tredger is the Yukon's first out non-binary MLA,[3] and changed their name in March 2023.[4]
Tredger serves as the Yukon New Democratic Party House Leader and the Deputy Chair of Committee of the Whole of the Yukon Legislative Assembly.