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| 2 | List of premiers of Yukon - Premiers of Yukon |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Premier (party) | Premier (party) | Premier (party) | Incumbency | Period | Assemblies | Elections |
| 4 | - | 1st | Chris Pearson (Progressive Conservative) | 6 years, 122 days | November 20, 1978 March 22, 1985 | 24th 25th | Elected November 20, 1978 Re-elected June 7, 1982 Resigned March 1985 |
| 5 | - | 2nd | Willard Phelps (Progressive Conservative) | 66 days | March 23, 1985 May 28, 1985 | 25th | Designated March 1985 |
| 6 | - | 3rd | Tony Penikett (NDP) | 7 years, 161 days | May 29, 1985 November 6, 1992 | 26th 27th | Elected May 13, 1985 Re-elected February 20, 1989 |
| 7 | - | 4th | John Ostashek (Yukon Party) | 3 years, 346 days | November 7, 1992 October 18, 1996 | 28th | Elected October 19, 1992 |
| 8 | - | 5th | Piers McDonald (NDP) | 3 years, 199 days | October 19, 1996 May 5, 2000 | 29th | Elected September 30, 1996 |
| 9 | - | 6th | Pat Duncan (Liberal) | 2 years, 181 days | May 6, 2000 November 30, 2002 | 30th | Elected April 17, 2000 |
| 10 | - | 7th | Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) | 8 years, 192 days | November 30, 2002 June 10, 2011 | 31st 32nd | Elected November 4, 2002 Re-elected October 10, 2006 Resigned April 27, 2011 |
| 11 | - | 8th | Darrell Pasloski (Yukon Party) | 5 years, 175 days | June 11, 2011 December 3, 2016 | 32nd 33rd | Designated May 28, 2011 Re-elected October 11, 2011 |
| 12 | - | 9th | Sandy Silver (Liberal) | 1 year, 339 days | December 3, 2016 present | 34th | Elected November 7, 2016 |

Question: What happened after the resignation of Chris Pearson in 1985?
Answer: With the resignation of Chris Pearson as leader in 1985 the Progressive Conservatives chose Phelps as theit new leader and he was accordingly the second leader from March 23 to May 28, 1985, when the Yukon took office after winning the 1985 election.