John Devries (born March 20, 1945)
is a former political figure in 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 ...
, Canada. He represented
Watson Lake in the
Yukon Legislative Assembly
The Yukon Legislative Assembly (french: Assemblée législative du Yukon) is the legislative assembly for Yukon, Canada. Unique among Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada, three territories, the Yukon Legislative Assembly is the only terri ...
from 1989 to 1996 as a member of the
Yukon Party
The Yukon Party (french: Parti du Yukon) is a conservative political party in Yukon, Canada. It is the successor to the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party.
Formation
With Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's Progressive Conservative federal go ...
.
He was born in the
Netherlands
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, the son of Wiebe Devries and Geeskje Lenos,
came to Canada with his parents in 1947
and was educated in
Ontario
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. In 1976, he married Henriette Gwendyke Dryer. He served in the Yukon cabinet as Minister of Economic Development, Mines, Small Business and Minister of Government Services from 1992 to 1994. Devries was
Speaker for the assembly from 1994 to 1996. Before entering politics, he was a mechanic,
taxidermist
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and guide.
He was defeated by
Dennis Fentie
Dennis G. Fentie (November 8, 1950 – August 30, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He was the seventh premier of Yukon and leader of the Yukon Party, serving from 2002 to 2011, as well as the MLA for Watson Lake.
Before entering politics, Fe ...
when he ran for reelection in 1996.
References
Living people
1945 births
Yukon Party MLAs
Speakers of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
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