Steve Nordick is a

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politician, who represented the rural

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electoral district of Klondike in the

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from 2006 to 2011. He is a member of the

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Political career

Nordick was elected MLA for Klondike in the 2006 Yukon election. He served as Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from November 2006 until his appointment to

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's Cabinet in May 2011. He assumed responsibility for the Department of Economic Development, the Yukon Housing Corporation, Yukon Liquor Corporation, and the Yukon Lottery Commission. Nordick was defeated by Yukon Liberal

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in the 2011 Yukon election.

Personal life

Nordick and his wife have owned a bed and breakfast in

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, Yukon since 1999. Before electoral politics, he was an operations manager for a petroleum company, hauled fuel and freight as a long haul truck driver, and drove tour bus for a local company. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Klondike Visitor's Association and the Dawson City Chamber of Commerce.Hon. Steve Nordick
Yukon Government. Retrieved January 14, 2017. He is originally from

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Electoral record

Yukon general election, 2011

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Yukon general election, 2006

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References

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