Archie Lang (politician)

Archie Lang
Minister of Community Services
In office July 3, 2008 – November 5, 2011
Premier	Dennis Fentie Darrell Pasloski
Preceded by	Glenn Hart
Succeeded by	Elaine Taylor
Minister of Highways and Public Works
In office October 28, 2006 – November 5, 2011
Premier	Dennis Fentie Darrell Pasloski
Preceded by	Glenn Hart
Succeeded by	Wade Istchenko
Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources
In office November 30, 2002 – July 3, 2008
Premier	Dennis Fentie
Preceded by	Scott Kent
Succeeded by	Brad Cathers
MLA for Porter Creek Centre
In office November 4, 2002 – October 11, 2011
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	David Laxton
Personal details
Born	(1948-04-02)April 2, 1948[1] Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada
Died	March 11, 2021(2021-03-11) (aged 72) Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Political party	Yukon Party

Archibald Donald Lang (April 3, 1948 – March 11, 2021) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Porter Creek Centre in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2011.

Political career

He was a member of the Yukon Party and is Minister of Highways and Public Works and Minister of Community Services.^[2]

Lang announced his retirement from the legislature on July 6, 2011.^[3]

His twin^[4] brother Daniel Lang served in the Senate of Canada from 2009 to 2017.^[3] Lang died on March 11, 2021, from cancer at the age of 72.^[5][6]

Electoral record

Yukon general election, 2006

Porter Creek Centre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	Archie Lang	344	47.3%	-4.3%
	Liberal	David Laxton	224	30.8%	-9.5%
	NDP	Kate White	159	21.9%	+13.8%
Total			727	100.0%	–

Yukon general election, 2002

Porter Creek Centre^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	Archie Lang	399	51.6%	–
	Liberal	Scott Kent	312	40.3%	–
	NDP	Judi Johnny	63	8.1%	–
Total			774	100.0%	–

References

1. "Whitehorse Daily Star: Leader, Speaker praise late minister's contributions".
2. "Yukon Legislative Assembly". Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
3. John Thompson (July 6, 2011). "Archie Lang to leave politics". Yukon News.
4. "Lang sails too close to land". 8 April 2006.
5. "Former Yukon MLA and renowned storyteller Archie Lang dies at 72". CBC News. March 12, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
6. "Archibald Donald Lang Obituary". 10 March 2021.
7. McElheran, Graeme (6 October 2006). "NDP and Libs hope to tilt Porter Creek left". Yukon News. Whitehorse. Retrieved 25 September 2010.