Ted Staffen
Encyclopedia
Ted Staffen is a Canadian
politician, who represented the electoral district
of Riverdale North in the Yukon Legislative Assembly
from 2002 to 2011, and served as the Speaker of the Legislature. He is a member of the Yukon Party
.
Staffen has lived in the Yukon
since 1969. He resides in Whitehorse
with his wife Susan, they have two grown children, Jess and Bailey.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician, who represented the electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Riverdale North in the Yukon Legislative Assembly
Yukon Legislative Assembly
-History:From 1900 to 1978, the elected legislative body in the Yukon was the Yukon Territorial Council, a ten-member body which did not act as the primary government, but was a non-partisan advisory body to the Commissioner of the Yukon...
from 2002 to 2011, and served as the Speaker of the Legislature. He is a member of the Yukon Party
Yukon Party
The Yukon Party , is a conservative political party in the Yukon Territory of Canada. It was previously known as the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party.-Declining fortunes:...
.
Staffen has lived in the Yukon
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
since 1969. He resides in Whitehorse
Whitehorse, Yukon
Whitehorse is Yukon's capital and largest city . It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1476 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which originates in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in...
with his wife Susan, they have two grown children, Jess and Bailey.