Jim Kenyon is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Porter Creek North in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2011.
[1] Kenyon was a candidate for the leadership of the Yukon Party in 2011, following the resignation of Dennis Fentie, but lost to Darrell Pasloski.
Kenyon won Porter Creek North with nearly half the vote and joined the new Yukon Premier, Dennis Fentie, in defeating the Liberals and forming government.
[8] Kenyon opted to run in the race to succeed Fentie, competing against local pharmacist and former Conservative candidate Darrell Pasloski and tour operator Rod Taylor.
During the race, Kenyon was particularly critical of Fentie's leadership during the latter's closeted attempt to sell-off Yukon Energy assets to Alberta-based ATCO Electric.
Kenyon, who was the minister responsible for the Yukon Energy Corporation as the controversy over the attempted asset sale erupted, asserted that Fentie had overstepped his authority in the matter.
[9] On May 4, 2011, Dennis Fentie fired Kenyon from Cabinet – officially due to campaign conflicts with his portfolio as minister.
[13] Pasloski later re-admitted Kenyon to his Cabinet, citing the need for party unity on the eve of the 2011 Yukon election.