Archibald Donald Lang (April 3, 1948 – March 11, 2021) was a Canadian politician, who represented the

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in the

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from 2002 to 2011.

Political career

He was a member of the

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and is Minister of Highways and Public Works and Minister of Community Services. Lang announced his retirement from the legislature on July 6, 2011. His twin brother Daniel Lang served in the

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from 2009 to 2017. Lang died on March 11, 2021, from cancer at the age of 72.

Electoral record

Yukon general election, 2006

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Yukon general election, 2002

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References

Yukon Party MLAs 2021 deaths Politicians from Whitehorse 21st-century Canadian politicians 1948 births {{Yukon-politician-stub