Sandy Silver
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The Honourable Sandy Silver MLA |
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9th Premier of the Yukon Minister of Finance |
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Assumed office December 3, 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Commissioner | Doug Phillips |
| Preceded by | Darrell Pasloski |
| Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party | |
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Assumed office August 17, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Darius Elias |
| Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Klondike |
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Assumed office October 11, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Steve Nordick |
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October 15, 1969 Antigonish, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Yukon Liberal Party |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Sidney Alexander (Sandy) Silver (born October 15, 1969) is a Canadian politician, the ninth and current Premier of Yukon since 2016. He was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election, and was re-elected in 2016. He represents the electoral district of Klondike and is Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party.
Silver was first elected on October 11, 2011, defeating incumbent Yukon Party Cabinet minister Steve Nordick in the rural Yukon riding of Klondike. It was the only gain for the Yukon Liberal Party that election, which saw its caucus reduced to two seats (Silver and Darius Elias) and its leader, Arthur Mitchell defeated.
As a member of the assembly, Sandy Silver sat on the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, the Standing Committee on Appointments to Major Government Board and Committees, and the Members’ Services Board. He also served on the Select Committee on Whistle-blower Protection and the Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing.
On August 17, 2012, Silver became interim leader of the Yukon Liberal Party following the resignation of Darius Elias, who quit the Liberals to sit as an Independent and leaving Silver as the lone Liberal MLA in the legislative assembly. Elias would later cross the floor to sit with the governing Yukon Party.
Silver became the permanent leader of the Yukon Liberal Party by acclamation in February 2014.
Silver led the Liberals to a majority government on November 7, 2016, taking his party from his single seat in the legislature to 11/19. It was also his party's strongest-ever showing in rural Yukon, where the Liberals took 4/8 seats. Silver himself won the most votes and the highest share of support than any other candidate on election night. His party had campaigned on a platform that advocated for economic diversification, environmental protection, and improving First Nations relations.
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