Brendan E. Hanley (born 1958) is a Canadian politician and physician, who was elected to the

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in the

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. He represents the electoral district of the

Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

as a member of the

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. He previously served as the

's chief medical officer of health since 2008. In late-March 2020, he frequently made updates and announcements during the COVID-19 pandemic in Yukon. Hanley was previously an

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and family practitioner in the territory, having previously worked in the

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and

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. He also has experience with Doctors without Borders, practicing overseas in Africa and Asia. He received his medical degree from the

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, a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene from the

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, and a Masters in Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is married to Lise Farynowski and has two children.

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* 1950s births Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Yukon Living people Liberal Party of Canada MPs University of Alberta alumni Canadian health officials Médecins Sans Frontières Politicians from Whitehorse 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Yukon-politician-stub