Ted Adel is a

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politician, who was elected to the

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in the 2016 election. He represented the electoral district of

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as a member of the

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untl his defeat in the

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. Adel worked for

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and held executive positions within the

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before retiring in 2007. He worked as a real estate agent and for the Yukon Liquor Corporation before entering territorial politics. He has a bachelor of arts from

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. Adel first ran unsuccessfully in the rural riding of

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for the Yukon Liberal Party in the 2011 Yukon election, losing to

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. Adel was elected on November 7, 2016 as MLA for the

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riding of

as part of the Liberal majority government, narrowly defeating

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president Pat McInroy. He served as a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, the Standing Committee on Rules, Elections and Privileges, the Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments and the Standing Committee on Appointments to Major Government Boards and Committees.Ted Adel
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Electoral record

2016 general election

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2011 general election

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References

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