John Edzerza
John Edzerza (August 14, 1948 – November 25, 2011) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of McIntyre-Takhini in the Yukon Legislative Assembly.
John Edzerza | |
|---|---|
| Minister of the Environment | |
| In office February 4, 2010 – November 5, 2011 | |
| Premier | Dennis Fentie Darrell Pasloski |
| Preceded by | Elaine Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Currie Dixon |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office November 30, 2002 – August 2, 2006 | |
| Premier | Dennis Fentie |
| Preceded by | Cynthia Tucker |
| Succeeded by | Elaine Taylor |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office July 12, 2004 – August 2, 2006 | |
| Premier | Dennis Fentie |
| Preceded by | Elaine Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Elaine Taylor |
| Minister of the Public Service Commission | |
| In office November 30, 2002 – July 12, 2004 | |
| Premier | Dennis Fentie |
| Preceded by | Pam Buckway |
| Succeeded by | Elaine Taylor |
| MLA for McIntyre-Takhini | |
| In office November 4, 2002 – October 11, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Wayne Jim |
| Succeeded by | Constituency dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 14, 1948 Lower Post, British Columbia |
| Died | November 25, 2011 (aged 63) Whitehorse, Yukon |
| Political party | Yukon Party (2000-2006) Independent (2006) New Democrat (2006-2009) Independent (2009-2010) Yukon Party (2010-2011) |
| Residence | Whitehorse, Yukon |
Political career edit
Born in British Columbia in 1948,[1] he first entered politics in 2002 as a Yukon Party MLA, and served as Minister of Justice and Minister of Education in Dennis Fentie's cabinet.
After disagreeing with a number of government decisions in early 2006, he resigned from the Yukon Party on August 2, 2006, to sit as an independent MLA, and recontested his seat in that fall's territorial election as a candidate of the Yukon New Democratic Party. He was re-elected, and served in the NDP caucus under Todd Hardy until January 2009, when he resigned from the NDP to sit again as an independent.[2] He rejoined the Yukon Party on October 22, 2009,[3] and served as Minister of the Environment until retiring in 2011.[4] Edzerza died of leukemia on November 25, 2011.[5][6]
Electoral record edit
Yukon general election, 2006 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | John Edzerza | 336 | 38.8% | +7.0% | |
| Liberal | Ed Schultz | 328 | 37.9% | +15.4% | |
| Yukon Party | Vicki Durrant | 201 | 23.2% | -6.6% | |
| Total | 865 | 100.0% | – | ||
Yukon general election, 2002 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | John Edzerza | 288 | 31.8% | +4.7% | |
| NDP | Maureen Stephens | 270 | 29.8% | -4.7% | |
| Liberal | Judy Gingell | 204 | 22.5% | -15.9% | |
| Independent | Wayne Jim | 129 | 14.2% | +14.2% | |
| Independent | Geoffrey Capp | 15 | 1.7% | +1.7% | |
| Total | 906 | 100.0% | – | ||
Yukon general election, 2000 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Wayne Jim | 376 | 38.4% | +18.1% | |
| NDP | Piers McDonald | 338 | 34.5% | -14.8% | |
| Yukon Party | John Edzerza | 265 | 27.1% | -0.9% | |
| Total | 979 | 100.0% | – | ||
References edit
- ^ . Yukon Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ^ "Yukon MLA Edzerza quits NDP, will sit as Independent". CBC News. January 29, 2009. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ^ "Edzerza rejoins Yukon Party". CBC News. October 22, 2009. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ^ "Edzerza named Yukon environment minister". CBC News. February 4, 2010. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ^ "Former Yukon minister dies". CBC News. November 28, 2011. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ^ "'He had so much more he wanted to do'". Whitehorse Daily Star. November 28, 2011. Retrieved 2015-11-18.