1. Dennis Fentie was the seventh premier of Yukon and leader of the Yukon Party, serving from 2002 to 2011, as well as the MLA for Watson Lake.
17 Facts About Dennis Fentie
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Dennis Fentie had served as director of both the Association of Yukon Forests and the Watson Lake Chamber of Commerce.
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Dennis Fentie was elected twice as a NDP MLA after which he joined the Yukon party, later getting elected as its leader.
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Dennis Fentie was re-elected for a fourth time in the riding of Watson Lake and the Yukon Party was voted to a second straight majority government.
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Dennis Fentie maintained that the deal did not take into consideration the ground realities and cost of delivering services in the northern regions.
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Dennis Fentie was born in Edmonton, Alberta on November 8,1950.
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Dennis Fentie served as director of both the Association of Yukon Forests and the Watson Lake Chamber of Commerce, and the owner and manager of Francis River Construction.
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Dennis Fentie died of cancer at the age of 68 on August 30,2019.
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Dennis Fentie was first elected MLA for Watson Lake in the 1996 election as a member of Yukon New Democratic Party, succeeding retiring incumbent John Devries.
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Dennis Fentie was re-elected in the 2000 election as an NDP MLA.
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In May 2002, Dennis Fentie left the NDP, crossing the floor to sit with the Yukon Party.
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One month later, Dennis Fentie was selected as the next Yukon Party leader.
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Dennis Fentie had received a full pardon for the offence in 1996.
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Dennis Fentie was re-elected for a fourth time in the riding of Watson Lake and the Yukon Party was voted to a second straight majority government.
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The Yukon Party under Dennis Fentie's leadership won 12 of 18 seats in the legislative assembly.
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Yukon MP Larry Bagnell stated that Dennis Fentie took stands on certain issues independent of the party politics.
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Dennis Fentie insisted that the officials were available for annual tours where Dennis Fentie and MLAs would visit every community.