- Darrell Pasloski
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Darrell Thomas Pasloski 8th Premier of the Yukon Incumbent Assumed office
June 11, 2011Preceded by Dennis Fentie MLA for Mountainview Incumbent Assumed office
2011Preceded by first member Personal details Born 1960/1961 (age 50–51)[1] Political party Yukon Party Other political
affiliationsConservative Party of Canada Residence Whitehorse, Yukon Occupation pharmacist, business owner Darrell Thomas Pasloski is a territorial politician from the Yukon, Canada, currently serving as leader of the Yukon Party and as Premier of Yukon.
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Court case
Pasloski appeared in a Yukon territorial court and plead guilty to charges on September 7, 2005 after the Shoppers Drug Mart store number 299 operating under the corporation titled Darrell Pasloski Pharmacy Ltd. was caught selling tobacco to an undercover minor. The store was first warned in November of 2002 and a second incident occurred which resulted in charges on October 23, 2004. His company was fined $400.00 under the Yukon Tobacco Act.[2]
Political career
Pasloski ran for a seat to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2008 Canadian federal election under the Conservative banner. He finished a close second place to incumbent Larry Bagnell in a four way race in the Yukon electoral district.[3]
Pasloski ran for leadership of the territorial Yukon party and won at a convention held on May 28, 2011, winning over MLA Jim Kenyon and businessman Rod Taylor.[4] He was formally sworn in as leader and premier on June 11.[5] He was not a sitting member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly at the time of his investiture as premier; however, he won a seat in the 2011 election, representing the new electoral district of Mountainview.
References
- ^ "Pasloski pleased to become Yukon's new premier". CBC News. May 30, 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2011/05/30/yukon-party-darrell-pasloski.html. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ^ "R. v. Shoppers Drug Mart, 2005 YKTC 63". The Territorial Court of the Yukon. September 7, 2005. http://www.yukoncourts.ca/judgements/territorial/2005/r_v_shoppers_drug_mart_2005_yktc_63.pdf.
- ^ "Yukon election results". Parliament of Canada. October 14, 2008. http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Cresdetail&Election=12644. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
- ^ "Yukon Party selects Darrell Pasloski as new leader, Denis Fentie's reign ends". Winnipeg Free Press. May 29, 2011. Archived from the original on 29 May 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5z3S2LrDA.
- ^ "Darrell Pasloski sworn in as Yukon premier". The Globe and Mail, June 11, 2011.
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