John Streicker is a

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artist and politician, who was elected to the

Legislative Assembly of Yukon The Yukon Legislative Assembly (french: Assemblée législative du Yukon) is the legislative assembly for Yukon, Canada. Unique among Canada's three territories, the Yukon Legislative Assembly is the only territorial legislature which is organiz ...

in the

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. He represents the electoral district of

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as a member of the

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. Streicker is a

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, and lectures at

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. He holds a

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degree from the

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and a master's degree in engineering from the

University of New Brunswick The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is a public university with two primary campuses in Fredericton and Saint John, New Brunswick. It is the oldest English-language university in Canada, and among the oldest public universities in North Americ ...

. He lives in

Marsh Lake, Yukon Marsh Lake (Lingít: ''Kóoshdaa Xágu'') is an unincorporated community on the Alaska Highway on the shores of Marsh Lake southeast of Whitehorse in Canada's Yukon. The area was organized in 2001, as a local area council to help the residents wi ...

Political career

Prior to his election to the Yukon legislature, Streicker served on

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from 2012 to 2015. He was formerly president of the

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, for whom he was a candidate in the federal electoral district of

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in the 2008 federal election and the 2011 election. He was elected to the

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as the

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candidate for the rural riding of

on November 7, 2016, as part of a majority government of

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. It was the first time the Liberals had won that riding. He defeated incumbent

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, who had also run in the 2011 federal election, by just 14 votes. On December 3, 2016, Streicker was sworn into Yukon's Cabinet as Minister of Community Services, Minister responsible for the French Language Services Directorate, Minister responsible for the Yukon Liquor Corporation, and Minister responsible for the Yukon Lottery Corporation.Liberals officially sworn in, forming new Yukon government
CBC North (Nancy Thomson), December 3, 2016.

Electoral record

Yukon general election, 2016

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Streicker, John 1962 births Living people Whitehorse city councillors University of Saskatchewan alumni University of New Brunswick alumni Presidents of the Green Party of Canada Green Party of Canada candidates in the 2008 Canadian federal election Green Party of Canada candidates in the 2011 Canadian federal election Yukon Liberal Party MLAs Members of the Executive Council of Yukon