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Brendan Hanley

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Brendan Hanley
Member of Parliament
for Yukon
Assumed office
September 20, 2021
Preceded byLarry Bagnell
Personal details
Born1958 or 1959 (age 65–66)[1]
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
SpouseLise Farynowski
Children2
Residence(s)Whitehorse, Yukon
Occupation
  • Politician
  • physician

Brendan E. Hanley MP (born 1958 or 1959) is a Canadian politician and physician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election. He represents the electoral district of the Yukon as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.[2] He previously served as the Yukon's chief medical officer of health since 2008. In late-March 2020, he frequently made updates and announcements during the COVID-19 pandemic in Yukon.[3][4]

Hanley was previously an emergency medicine and family practitioner in the territory, having previously worked in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. He also has experience with Doctors without Borders, practicing overseas in Africa and Asia.[4] He received his medical degree from the University of Alberta, a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene from the University of Liverpool, and a Masters in Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.[4]

He is married to Lise Farynowski and has two children.[1]

Electoral history

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2021 Canadian federal election: Yukon
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Brendan Hanley 6,471 33.35 -0.15
Conservative Barbara Dunlop 5,096 26.26 -6.44
New Democratic Lisa Vollans-Leduc 4,354 22.44 +0.44
Independent Jonas Jacot Smith 2,639 13.6
Green Lenore Morris 846 4.36 -6.14
Total valid votes 19,406
Total rejected ballots 142 0.73
Turnout 19,548 64.69
Eligible voters 30,217
Liberal hold Swing +3.1
Source: Elections Canada[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Giilck, Tim (August 11, 2021). "'This is the right place to be,' Hanley says". Whitehorse Daily Star. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  2. ^ Tukker, Paul (September 21, 2021). "From chief medical officer to Liberal MP: Brendan Hanley wins in Yukon". CBC News. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Meet the Yukon's candidates: Brendan Hanley seeks a career change". CBC News. August 27, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Biographies" (PDF). Growth Mindset YTA Territory-Wide Conference 2018. 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
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