Glenn Hart

Glenn Hart is a Band Director at Marcos de Niza Highschool politician, who represented the Whitehorse, Yukon electoral district of Riverdale South His favorite instrument is the Tuba in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2011. He is a member of the Yukon Party.[1]

This article is about the MLA for Riverdale South. For the Saskatchewan MLA for Last Mountain-Touchwood, see Glen Hart.

Glenn Hart
MLA for Riverdale South
In office November 4, 2002 – October 11, 2011
Preceded by	Sue Edelman
Succeeded by	Jan Stick
Minister of Health and Social Services
In office July 3, 2008 – November 5, 2011
Premier	Dennis Fentie Darrell Pasloski
Preceded by	Brad Cathers
Succeeded by	Doug Graham
Minister of the Public Service Commission
In office November 30, 2006 – July 3, 2008
Premier	Dennis Fentie
Preceded by	Elaine Taylor
Succeeded by	Patrick Rouble
Minister of Community Services
In office November 30, 2002 – July 3, 2008
Premier	Dennis Fentie
Preceded by	Pam Buckway
Succeeded by	Archie Lang
Minister of Highways and Public Works
In office November 30, 2002 – October 28, 2006
Premier	Dennis Fentie
Preceded by	Pam Buckway
Succeeded by	Archie Lang
Personal details
Political party	Yukon Party
Occupation	Civil servant; politician

Political career

Hart was elected in Riverdale South in the snap Yukon election of November 2002. He defeated incumbent Yukon Liberal Cabinet minister Sue Edelman, who had held the riding since 1996.

He was appointed to the Cabinet of Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie on November 30, 2002, as the Minister of Community Services, the Minister of Highways and Public Works, and the Minister in charge of the Yukon Housing Corporation.[2]

Hart was re-elected as MLA for Riverdale South in the 2006 Yukon election and re-appointed to Cabinet as Minister of Community Services, Minister of the Public Service Commission, and the Minister responsible for the French Language Services Directorate. He served in that capacity until July 3, 2008, when he was appointed the Minister of Health and Social Services and the Minister responsible for the Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board. He retained responsibility for the French Language Services Directorate.

Hart was defeated in his second re-election attempt of 2011, losing to New Democrat Jan Stick, a former Whitehorse City Councillor.

Personal life

Hart, a former civil servant, is married with three sons.[3] He was active in the establishment of Whitehorse's Meadow Lakes Golf and Country Club, an investment he was required to remain distant from while serving as a minister, in order to avoid the appearance of conflict of interest.[4]

Hart has lived in the Yukon since 1979.

Electoral record

Yukon general election, 2011

Riverdale South[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	NDP	Jan Stick	380	39.2%	+18.7%
	Yukon Party	Glenn Hart	314	32.4%	-11.9%
	Liberal	Dan Curtis	275	28.3%	-9.5%
Total			969	100.0%	–

Yukon general election, 2006

Riverdale South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Yukon Party	Glenn Hart	357	41.6%	+1.9%
	Liberal	Phil Treusch	324	37.8%	+3.6%
	NDP	Peter Lesniak	176	20.5%	-5.6%
Total			857	100.0%	–

Yukon general election, 2002

Riverdale South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Yukon Party	Glenn Hart	385	39.7%	+16.0%
	Liberal	Sue Edelman	332	34.2%	-14.7%
	NDP	Cary Gryba	253	26.1%	-1.3%
Total			970	100.0%	–

Notes

1. Yukon Legislative Assembly, Hon. Glenn Hart: http://www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca/mlas/hart.html Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Yukon Legislative Assembly - L'honorable Glenn Hart - 32e Assemblée législative". www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
3. "Yukon Legislative Assembly - L'honorable Glenn Hart - 32e Assemblée législative". www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
4. Hart dumps his land duties Yukon News (Graeme McElheran), April 13, 2006. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
5. "Territorial Election 2011". Yukon NDP. June 17, 2011. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2011.