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Andy Philipsen

Andy Philipsen

Canadian politician (1939–1985)

Andrew A. Philipsen (1939 – September 13, 1985) was a Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Yukon from 1982 to 1985.[1] He represented the electoral district of Whitehorse Porter Creek West as a member of the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party.[1]

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Born in Oxfordshire, England in 1939, Philipsen moved to Canada with his family in 1940.[1] In adulthood he trained as an electrician, and moved to Yukon in 1962, where he worked for various electrical contractors and transportation companies.[1]

He was first elected to the legislature in the 1982 territorial election.[2] He served in the Executive Council of Yukon as Minister of Health and Human Resources and Government Services,[1] Minister of Justice[3] and Minister of Community and Transportation Services.[1]

He was reelected to the legislature in the 1985 election on May 13, 1985,[1] but died in a vehicle accident on the Dempster Highway on September 13.[1] He was succeeded in a by-election in February 1986 by Alan Nordling.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Andy Philipsen fonds"[permanent dead link]. Library and Archives Canada.
  2. [2]
    "Vote results". The Globe and Mail, June 9, 1982.
  3. [3]
    "Yukon judge overturns new-resident voting law". Montreal Gazette, May 11, 1985.
  4. [4]
    "Conservative victorious in Yukon by-election". Toronto Star, February 11, 1986.


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