Ranj Pillai is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the

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in the

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. He represents the electoral district of Porter Creek South as a member of the

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Early life

Ranj was born in

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. He grew up in Brook Village and Inverness before moving to Antigonish to complete his high school diploma.

Career

Pillai sat as a

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lor from 2009 to 2012. While on council he helped bring Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada to Whitehorse and was awarded the 2011 Yukon Tourism Champion Award for his efforts. On December 3, 2016 Pillai was sworn into the Cabinet of Premier

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as Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, and Economic Development. He is also the Minister responsible for Yukon Development Corporation and the Yukon Energy Corporation. Pillai was also the executive director of the

Champagne and Aishihik First Nations The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN) is a First Nation band government in Yukon, Canada. Historically its original population centres were Champagne (home of the ''Kwächä̀l kwächʼǟn'' - "Champagne people/band") and Aishihik (home o ...

, and has held senior roles with Northern Vision Development and

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Personal life

Pillai is married and has two children.

Electoral record

Yukon general election, 2016

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Whitehorse municipal election, 2009

References

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