Todd Hardy

Todd Hardy
MLA for Whitehorse Centre
In office
September 30, 1996 – April 17, 2000
Preceded byMargaret Commodore
Succeeded byMike McLarnon
In office
November 4, 2002 – July 28, 2010
Preceded byMike McLarnon
Succeeded byLiz Hanson
Leader of Official Opposition of Yukon
In office
2002 – May 1, 2006
Preceded byEric Fairclough
Succeeded byArthur Mitchell
Leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party
In office
2002 – September 26, 2009
Preceded byEric Fairclough
Succeeded byLiz Hanson
Personal details
BornMay 17, 1957
Murrayville, British Columbia
DiedJuly 28, 2010(2010-07-28) (aged 53)
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Political partyNew Democrat
SpouseLouise Hardy
ResidenceWhitehorse, Yukon
OccupationCarpenter, Trade Unionist

Todd Hardy (May 17, 1957 – July 28, 2010) was a Canadian carpenter, trade union activist, and politician who served as Leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party. He has also served as Leader of the Opposition in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2006.

A carpenter by trade, Hardy was business agent of local 2499 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America before being elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly. He taught karate and also volunteered as a minor hockey coach, coaching one of the Yukon's teams to the Arctic Winter Games and the Canada Winter Games.[1] He was married to Louise Hardy, the Yukon's former federal Member of Parliament.