John Edzerza
Canadian politician
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John Edzerza (August 14, 1948 – November 25, 2011) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of McIntyre-Takhini in the Yukon Legislative Assembly.
Darrell Pasloski
John Edzerza | |
|---|---|
| Minister of the Environment | |
| In office February 4, 2010 – November 5, 2011 | |
| Premier | Dennis Fentie Darrell Pasloski |
| Preceded by | Elaine Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Currie Dixon |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office November 30, 2002 – August 2, 2006 | |
| Premier | Dennis Fentie |
| Preceded by | Cynthia Tucker |
| Succeeded by | Elaine Taylor |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office July 12, 2004 – August 2, 2006 | |
| Premier | Dennis Fentie |
| Preceded by | Elaine Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Elaine Taylor |
| Minister of the Public Service Commission | |
| In office November 30, 2002 – July 12, 2004 | |
| Premier | Dennis Fentie |
| Preceded by | Pam Buckway |
| Succeeded by | Elaine Taylor |
| MLA for McIntyre-Takhini | |
| In office November 4, 2002 – October 11, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Wayne Jim |
| Succeeded by | Constituency dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 14, 1948 |
| Died | November 25, 2011 (aged 63) |
| Party | Yukon Party (2000-2006) Independent (2006) New Democrat (2006-2009) Independent (2009-2010) Yukon Party (2010-2011) |
Political career
Born in British Columbia in 1948,[1] he first entered politics in 2002 as a Yukon Party MLA, and served as Minister of Justice and Minister of Education in Dennis Fentie's cabinet.
After disagreeing with a number of government decisions in early 2006, he resigned from the Yukon Party on August 2, 2006, to sit as an independent MLA, and recontested his seat in that fall's territorial election as a candidate of the Yukon New Democratic Party. He was re-elected, and served in the NDP caucus under Todd Hardy until January 2009, when he resigned from the NDP to sit again as an independent.[2] He rejoined the Yukon Party on October 22, 2009,[3] and served as Minister of the Environment until retiring in 2011.[4] Edzerza died of leukemia on November 25, 2011.[5][6]
Electoral record
Yukon general election, 2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | John Edzerza | 336 | 38.8% | +7.0% | |
| Liberal | Ed Schultz | 328 | 37.9% | +15.4% | |
| Yukon Party | Vicki Durrant | 201 | 23.2% | -6.6% | |
| Total | 865 | 100.0% | – | ||
Yukon general election, 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | John Edzerza | 288 | 31.8% | +4.7% | |
| NDP | Maureen Stephens | 270 | 29.8% | -4.7% | |
| Liberal | Judy Gingell | 204 | 22.5% | -15.9% | |
| Independent | Wayne Jim | 129 | 14.2% | +14.2% | |
| Independent | Geoffrey Capp | 15 | 1.7% | +1.7% | |
| Total | 906 | 100.0% | – | ||
Yukon general election, 2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Wayne Jim | 376 | 38.4% | +18.1% | |
| NDP | Piers McDonald | 338 | 34.5% | -14.8% | |
| Yukon Party | John Edzerza | 265 | 27.1% | -0.9% | |
| Total | 979 | 100.0% | – | ||