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Dennis Fentie

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Dennis G. Fentie
The Hon. Dennis G. Fentie
7th Premier of Yukon
Minister of Finance
In office
November 30, 2002 – June 10, 2011
CommissionerJack Cable
Geraldine Van Bibber
Doug Phillips
Preceded byPat Duncan
Succeeded byDarrell Pasloski
Minister of the Environment
In office
November 28, 2005 – July 3, 2008
Preceded byDennis Fentie
Succeeded byElaine Taylor
MLA for Watson Lake
In office
September 30, 1996 – October 11, 2011
Preceded byJohn Devries
Succeeded byPatti McLeod
Leader of the Yukon Party
In office
June 15, 2002 – May 28, 2011
Preceded byPeter Jenkins
Succeeded byDarrell Pasloski
Personal details
Born(1950-11-08)November 8, 1950
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
DiedAugust 30, 2019(2019-08-30) (aged 68)
Political partyNew Democrat (1996-2002)
Yukon Party (2002-present)
Spouse(s)Lorraine Nixon
ResidenceWhitehorse, Yukon

Dennis G. Fentie (November 8, 1950 – August 30, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He was the seventh Premier of Yukon and leader of the Yukon Party from 2002 to 2011. He worked on the MLA for Watson Lake from 1996 through 2011.

When the 2002 election was over, it was made public that Fentie had been convicted and spent time in prison for heroin trafficking in 1974. He was given a full pardon for the offence in 1996.[1][2]

Fentie died of cancer at the age of 68 on August 30, 2019.[3]

References

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  1. "Yukon premier did time for heroin trafficking". CBC News. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  2. "Updated: Remembering former premier Dennis Fentie". Yukon News. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  3. "Dennis Fentie Dead at 68". CBC. August 30, 2019.

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