Brendan Hanley

• Politician
• physician

Brendan Hanley MP
Member of Parliament for Yukon
Incumbent
Assumed office September 20, 2021

Brendan E. Hanley MP (born 1958or1959) 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
The 2025 general election will be held on April 28.
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Green	Gabrielle Dupont
	People's	André Fortin
	Liberal	Brendan Hanley
	Rhinoceros	Jean-Michel Harvey
	Conservative	Ryan Leef
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Source: Elections Canada

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 [5]

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. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

External links

• Brendan Hanley – Parliament of Canada biography