Andy Philipsen Explained

Andy Philipsen
Birth Date:1939
Birth Place:Oxfordshire, England
Residence:Whitehorse, Yukon
Death Date:September 13, 1985
Office1:MLA for Whitehorse Porter Creek West
Term Start1:1982
Term End1:September 13, 1985
Predecessor1:Doug Graham
Successor1:Alan Nordling
Party:Progressive Conservative

Andrew A. Philipsen (1939 – September 13, 1985) was a Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Yukon from 1982 to 1985.[1] He represented the electoral district of Whitehorse Porter Creek West as a member of the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party.[1]

Born in Oxfordshire, England in 1939, Philipsen moved to Canada with his family in 1940.[1] In adulthood he trained as an electrician, and moved to Yukon in 1962, where he worked for various electrical contractors and transportation companies.[1]

He was first elected to the legislature in the 1982 territorial election.[2] He served in the Executive Council of Yukon as Minister of Health and Human Resources and Government Services,[1] Minister of Justice[3] and Minister of Community and Transportation Services.[1]

He was reelected to the legislature in the 1985 election on May 13, 1985,[1] but died in a vehicle accident on the Dempster Highway on September 13.[1] He was succeeded in a by-election in February 1986 by Alan Nordling.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/search/ItemDisplay.asp?sessionKey=1143478259019_206_191_57_199&l=0&lvl=1&v=0&coll=1&itm=268090&rt=1&bill=1 "Andy Philipsen fonds"
  2. "Vote results". The Globe and Mail, June 9, 1982.
  3. "Yukon judge overturns new-resident voting law". Montreal Gazette, May 11, 1985.
  4. "Conservative victorious in Yukon by-election". Toronto Star, February 11, 1986.