Brendan Hanley

• Politician
• physician

Brendan Hanley MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office June 5, 2025

Brendan E. Hanley MP (born 1958 or 1959) is a Canadian politician and physician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election. He represents the electoral district of Yukon as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. ^[2] Prior to his election, he served as the Yukon's Chief Medical Officer of Health from 2008. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Yukon, he frequently provided updates and announcements starting in late March 2020. ^{[3] [4]}

Hanley has a background in emergency medicine and family practice in the territory, with previous experience working in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. He has also worked with Doctors without Borders, providing medical care overseas in Africa and Asia. ^[4] He received his medical degree from the University of Alberta, a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene from the University of Liverpool, and a Masters in Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. ^[4]

He is married to Lise Farynowski and has two children. ^[1]

Electoral history

v t e 2025 Canadian federal election : Yukon
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Brendan Hanley	12,019	53.05	+19.70
	Conservative	Ryan Leef	8,724	38.51	+12.25
	New Democratic	Katherine McCallum	1,439	6.35	–16.09
	Green	Gabrielle Dupont	474	2.09	–2.27
Total valid votes/expense limit			22,636	99.45
Total rejected ballots			125	0.55
Turnout			22,761	73.9
Eligible voters			30,764
	Liberal hold		Swing		+3.73
Source: Elections Canada [5] [6]

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election : Yukon
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Brendan Hanley	6,471	33.35	-0.15
	Conservative	Barbara Dunlop	5,096	26.26	-6.44
	New Democratic	Lisa Vollans-Leduc	4,354	22.44	+0.44
	Independent	Jonas Jacot Smith	2,639	13.6	–
	Green	Lenore Morris	846	4.36	-6.14
Total valid votes			19,406
Total rejected ballots			142	0.73
Turnout			19,548	64.69
Eligible voters			30,217
	Liberal hold		Swing		+3.1
Source: Elections Canada [7]

References

1. Giilck, Tim (August 11, 2021). "'This is the right place to be,' Hanley says". Whitehorse Daily Star. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
2. Tukker, Paul (September 21, 2021). "From chief medical officer to Liberal MP: Brendan Hanley wins in Yukon". CBC News . Retrieved September 21, 2021.
3. "Meet the Yukon's candidates: Brendan Hanley seeks a career change". CBC News. August 27, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
4. "Biographies" (PDF). Growth Mindset YTA Territory-Wide Conference 2018. 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
5. "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
6. "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
7. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

External links

• Brendan Hanley – Parliament of Canada biography