Brendan Hanley

Brendan Hanley
MP
Member of Parliament
for Yukon
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 20, 2021
Preceded byLarry Bagnell
Personal details
Born1958 or 1959 (age 65–66)[1]
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
SpouseLise Farynowski
Children2
Residence(s)Whitehorse, Yukon
Occupation
  • Politician
  • physician

Brendan E. Hanley MP (born 1958 or 1959) is a Canadian politician and physician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election. He represents the electoral district of Yukon as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.[2] Prior to his election, he served as the Yukon's Chief Medical Officer of Health from 2008. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Yukon, he frequently provided updates and announcements starting in late March 2020.[3][4]

Hanley has a background in emergency medicine and family practice in the territory, with previous experience working in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. He has also worked with Doctors without Borders, providing medical care overseas in Africa and Asia.[4] He received his medical degree from the University of Alberta, a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene from the University of Liverpool, and a Masters in Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.[4]

He is married to Lise Farynowski and has two children.[1]

  1. ^ a b Giilck, Tim (August 11, 2021). "'This is the right place to be,' Hanley says". Whitehorse Daily Star. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  2. ^ Tukker, Paul (September 21, 2021). "From chief medical officer to Liberal MP: Brendan Hanley wins in Yukon". CBC News. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Meet the Yukon's candidates: Brendan Hanley seeks a career change". CBC News. August 27, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Biographies" (PDF). Growth Mindset YTA Territory-Wide Conference 2018. 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2021.