John Streicker
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The Honourable John Streicker MLA |
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| Minister of Community Services | |
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Assumed office December 3, 2016 |
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| Premier | Sandy Silver |
| Preceded by | Currie Dixon |
| Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes |
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Assumed office November 7, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Kevin Barr |
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| Born | October 27, 1962 |
| Political party | Yukon Liberal Party |
| Residence | Marsh Lake, Yukon |
John Streicker is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the Yukon general election, 2016. He represents the electoral district of Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party.
Streicker is a professional engineer, and lectures at Yukon College. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Saskatchewan and a master's degree in engineering from the University of New Brunswick. He lives in Marsh Lake, Yukon.
Prior to his election to the Yukon legislature, Streicker served on Whitehorse City Council from 2012 to 2015. He was formerly president of the Green Party of Canada, for whom he was a candidate in the federal electoral district of Yukon in the 2008 federal election and the 2011 election.
He was elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly as the Liberal candidate for the rural riding of Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes on November 7, 2016, as part of a majority government of Sandy Silver. It was the first time the Liberals had won that riding. He defeated incumbent New Democrat Kevin Barr, who had also run in the 2011 federal election, by just 14 votes.
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