Andy Philipsen

Andy Philipsen
MLA for Whitehorse Porter Creek West
In office
1982  September 13, 1985
Preceded by Doug Graham
Succeeded by Alan Nordling
Personal details
Born 1939
Oxfordshire, England
Died September 13, 1985
Political party Progressive Conservative
Residence Whitehorse, Yukon

Andrew A. (Andy) Philipsen (1939 - September 13, 1985) was a Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Yukon from 1982 to 1985.[1] He represented the electoral district of Whitehorse Porter Creek West as a member of the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party.[1]

Born in Oxfordshire, England in 1939, Philipsen moved to Canada with his family in 1940.[1] In adulthood he trained as an electrician, and moved to Yukon in 1962, where he worked for various electrical contractors and transportation companies.[1]

He was first elected to the legislature in the 1982 territorial election.[2] He served in the Executive Council of Yukon as Minister of Health and Human Resources and Government Services,[1] Minister of Justice[3] and Minister of Community and Transportation Services.[1]

He was reelected to the legislature in the 1985 election on May 13, 1985,[1] but died in a vehicle accident on the Dempster Highway on September 13.[1] He was succeeded in a by-election in February 1986 by Alan Nordling.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Andy Philipsen fonds". Library and Archives Canada.
  2. "Vote results". The Globe and Mail, June 9 1982.
  3. "Yukon judge overturns new-resident voting law". Montreal Gazette, May 11, 1985.
  4. "Conservative victorious in Yukon by-election". Toronto Star, February 11, 1986.
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