A politician who served in Yukon’s legislature since 2016 is the territory’s new premier.
The Yukon Liberal Party announced Sunday that Ranj Pillai has been acclaimed as leader by the party’s executive.
Pillai replaces former premier Sandy Silver who announced in September that he was stepping down and did not intend to run in Yukon’s 2025 general election.
A statement from Pillai thanks Silver for his leadership and says he looks forward to working with the former two-term premier “for the remainder of our term.”
The statement says details about the swearing-in ceremony will be released soon and those about Pillai’s plans for the future will follow….