Brendan Hanley

Brendan E. Hanley (born ) 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. 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.

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. 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.

He is married to Lise Farynowski and has two children.

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