Daniel Lang (Yukon politician)

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The Honourable
Hector Daniel Lang
MLA for Whitehorse Porter Creek East
In office
1978–1992
Preceded by first member
Succeeded by riding dissolved
Senator from Yukon
Assumed office
January 2, 2009
Preceded by Ione Christensen
Personal details
Born (1948-04-03) April 3, 1948 (age 68)
Dawson Creek, British Columbia
Political party Yukon Party
Other political
affiliations
Conservative

Hector Daniel Lang (born April 3, 1948) is a Canadian politician and a Conservative member of the Canadian Senate. He was appointed on the advice of Stephen Harper to the Senate on January 2, 2009.[1] He has four children, Mollie Lang, Danielle Lang, Heather Deuling, and Hector Lang.

Political career[edit]

He was previously a Progressive Conservative member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly, representing the electoral district of Whitehorse Porter Creek East from 1978 to 1992. Prior to the creation of the legislative assembly in 1978, he served a term on the non-partisan Yukon Territorial Council from 1974 to 1978.

His brother Archie Lang is currently a cabinet minister in the Yukon.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Senators - Detailed Information". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2008-12-23.