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Born in Dawson Creek, British Columbia , to former Northwest Mounted Police constable Gordon Irwin Cameron , and Dawson City born Martha Ballentine Cameron, her family moved to Whitehorse, Yukon in 1949 . Christensen graduated from high school in 1953 . She received an Associate in Arts Degree in Business Administration from the College Of San Mateo in California . In 1971 , she was appointed the first woman Justice of the Peace and Judge of the Juvenile Court in Yukon. In 1975 , she was elected the first woman Mayor of Whitehorse. In 1979 , she served as the Commissioner Of The Yukon , being the first woman to be appointed as Commissioner of the Yukon. In 1980 , she ran unsuccessfully as a Liberal candidate, in the Federal Election for the riding of Yukon. She lost by 101 votes to Erik Nielsen . In 1994 , she was appointed a Member of the Order Of Canada . Her father was also a member. In 1999 , Christensen was appointed at the recommendation of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien to the Senate . In 1968 , Christensen married Art Christensen, a geologist. They have two sons, Paul and Philip. EXTERNAL LINKS
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