[1] He represented the electoral district of Copperbelt North as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party untl his defeat in the 2021 Yukon general election.
Adel worked for Canada Post and held executive positions within the Canadian Union of Postal Workers before retiring in 2007.
He worked as a real estate agent and for the Yukon Liquor Corporation before entering territorial politics.
[3] Adel first ran unsuccessfully in the rural riding of Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes for the Yukon Liberal Party in the 2011 Yukon election, losing to New Democrat Kevin Barr.
Adel was elected on November 7, 2016 as MLA for the Whitehorse riding of Copperbelt North as part of the Liberal majority government, narrowly defeating Yukon Party president Pat McInroy.