Sandy Silver

Sidney Alexander "Sandy" Silver (born October 15, 1969) is a Canadian politician, who served as the ninth premier of Yukon from 2016 to 2023.

He represents the electoral district of Klondike and previously served as Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party.

It was the only gain for the Yukon Liberal Party that election, which saw its caucus reduced to two seats (Silver and Darius Elias) and its leader, Arthur Mitchell defeated.

[4] Silver led the Liberals to a majority government in the 2016 election, taking his party from his single seat in the legislature to 11 of 19.

Silver himself won the most votes and the highest share of support than any other candidate on election night.

His party had campaigned on a platform that advocated for economic diversification, environmental protection, and improving First Nations relations.