Glenn Hart

{{About|the MLA for Riverdale South|the Saskatchewan MLA for Last Mountain-Touchwood|Glen Hart}}

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| name = Glenn Hart

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| 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

| successor4 = Archie Lang

| 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

| party = Yukon Party

| religion =

| occupation = Civil servant; politician

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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.Yukon Legislative Assembly, Hon. Glenn Hart: http://www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca/mlas/hart.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706213842/http://www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca/mlas/hart.html |date=2011-07-06 }}

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.{{Cite web|url = http://www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca/fr/print/mlas/hart_32.html|title = Yukon Legislative Assembly - L’honorable Glenn Hart - 32e Assemblée législative|website = www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca|access-date = 2016-03-14|archive-date = 15 March 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160315035353/http://www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca/fr/print/mlas/hart_32.html|url-status = live}}

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.{{Cite web|url = http://www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca/fr/print/mlas/hart_32.html|title = Yukon Legislative Assembly - L’honorable Glenn Hart - 32e Assemblée législative|website = www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca|access-date = 2016-03-14|archive-date = 15 March 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160315035353/http://www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca/fr/print/mlas/hart_32.html|url-status = live}} 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.[http://yukon-news.com/news/hart-dumps-his-land-duties Hart dumps his land duties] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419102044/http://yukon-news.com/news/hart-dumps-his-land-duties |date=19 April 2017 }} Yukon News (Graeme McElheran), April 13, 2006. Retrieved April 1, 2017.

Hart has lived in the Yukon since 1979.

Electoral record

=Yukon general election, 2011=

{{Election box begin | title=Riverdale South{{cite web|title=Territorial Election 2011|publisher=Yukon NDP|url=http://www.yukonndp.ca/Election2011/index.html|accessdate=June 19, 2011|date=June 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816140906/http://www.yukonndp.ca/Election2011/index.html|archive-date=August 16, 2011|url-status=dead}}}}

| 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