Archie Lang
Minister of Community Services
In office
July 3, 2008  November 5, 2011
PremierDennis Fentie
Darrell Pasloski
Preceded byGlenn Hart
Succeeded byElaine Taylor
Minister of Highways and Public Works
In office
October 28, 2006  November 5, 2011
PremierDennis Fentie
Darrell Pasloski
Preceded byGlenn Hart
Succeeded byWade Istchenko
Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources
In office
November 30, 2002  July 3, 2008
PremierDennis Fentie
Preceded byScott Kent
Succeeded byBrad Cathers
MLA for Porter Creek Centre
In office
November 4, 2002  October 11, 2011
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byDavid Laxton
Personal details
Born(1948-04-02)April 2, 1948[1]
Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada
DiedMarch 11, 2021(2021-03-11) (aged 72)
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Political partyYukon Party

Archibald Donald Lang (April 3, 1948 – March 11, 2021) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Porter Creek Centre in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2011.

Political career

He was a member of the Yukon Party and is Minister of Highways and Public Works and Minister of Community Services.[2]

Lang announced his retirement from the legislature on July 6, 2011.[3]

His twin[4] brother Daniel Lang served in the Senate of Canada from 2009 to 2017.[3] Lang died on March 11, 2021, from cancer at the age of 72.[5][6]

Electoral record

Yukon general election, 2006

Porter Creek Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon PartyArchie Lang34447.3%-4.3%
  Liberal David Laxton 224 30.8% -9.5%
  NDP Kate White 159 21.9% +13.8%
Total 727 100.0%

Yukon general election, 2002

Porter Creek Centre[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon PartyArchie Lang39951.6%
  Liberal Scott Kent 312 40.3%
  NDP Judi Johnny 63 8.1%
Total 774 100.0%

References

  1. "Whitehorse Daily Star: Leader, Speaker praise late minister's contributions".
  2. "Yukon Legislative Assembly". Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
  3. 1 2 John Thompson (July 6, 2011). "Archie Lang to leave politics". Yukon News.
  4. "Lang sails too close to land". 8 April 2006.
  5. "Former Yukon MLA and renowned storyteller Archie Lang dies at 72". CBC News. March 12, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  6. "Archibald Donald Lang Obituary". 10 March 2021.
  7. McElheran, Graeme (6 October 2006). "NDP and Libs hope to tilt Porter Creek left". Yukon News. Whitehorse. Retrieved 25 September 2010.


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