Glenn Hart Explained

Glenn Hart
Office1:MLA for Riverdale South
Term Start1:November 4, 2002
Term End1:October 11, 2011
Predecessor1:Sue Edelman
Successor1:Jan Stick
Office2:Minister of Health and Social Services
Premier2:Dennis Fentie
Darrell Pasloski
Term Start2:July 3, 2008
Term End2:November 5, 2011
Predecessor2:Brad Cathers
Successor2:Doug Graham
Office3:Minister of the Public Service Commission
Premier3:Dennis Fentie
Term Start3:November 30, 2006
Term End3:July 3, 2008
Predecessor3:Elaine Taylor
Successor3:Patrick Rouble
Office4:Minister of Community Services
Premier4:Dennis Fentie
Term Start4:November 30, 2002
Term End4:July 3, 2008
Predecessor4:Pam Buckway
Office5:Minister of Highways and Public Works
Premier5:Dennis Fentie
Term Start5:November 30, 2002
Term End5:October 28, 2006
Predecessor5:Pam Buckway
Successor5:Archie Lang
Occupation:Civil servant; politician

Glenn Hart is a Canadian politician, who represented the Whitehorse, Yukon electoral district of Riverdale South in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2011. He is a member of the Yukon Party.[1]

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

|-| NDP| Jan Stick| align="right"| 380| align="right"| 39.2%| align="right"| +18.7%|-|-| Liberal| Dan Curtis| align="right"| 275| align="right"| 28.3%| align="right"| -9.5%|-! align=left colspan=3|Total! align=right| 969! align=right| 100.0%! align=right|  - |}

Yukon general election, 2006

|-| Liberal| Phil Treusch| align="right"|324| align="right"|37.8%| align="right"|+3.6%| NDP| Peter Lesniak| align="right"|176| align="right"|20.5%| align="right"|-5.6%|-! align=left colspan=3|Total! align=right| 857! align=right| 100.0%! align=right|  - |}

Yukon general election, 2002

|-| Liberal| Sue Edelman| align="right"|332| align="right"|34.2%| align="right"|-14.7%| NDP| Cary Gryba| align="right"|253| align="right"|26.1%| align="right"|-1.3%|-! align=left colspan=3|Total! align=right| 970! align=right| 100.0%! align=right|  - |}

Notes and References

  1. Yukon Legislative Assembly, Hon. Glenn Hart: http://www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca/mlas/hart.html
  2. Web site: Yukon Legislative Assembly - L’honorable Glenn Hart - 32e Assemblée législative. www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca. 2016-03-14. 15 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160315035353/http://www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca/fr/print/mlas/hart_32.html. live.
  3. Web site: Yukon Legislative Assembly - L’honorable Glenn Hart - 32e Assemblée législative. www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca. 2016-03-14. 15 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160315035353/http://www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca/fr/print/mlas/hart_32.html. live.
  4. http://yukon-news.com/news/hart-dumps-his-land-duties Hart dumps his land duties