Ranj Pillai


Ranj Pillai is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 election. He represents the electoral district of Porter Creek South as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party.

Early life

Ranj was born in Whitehorse, Yukon, His parents, however, were originally from the Punjab region of India. He was the victim of constant bullying due to his heritage.

Career

Pillai sat as a Whitehorse City Councillor 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 Sandy Silver 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, and has held senior roles with Northern Vision Development and Yukon College.

Personal life

Ranj is married and has two children.

Electoral record

Yukon general election, 2016

!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|724
!align="right"|100.0%
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Whitehorse municipal election, 2009

Whitehorse municipal election, 2009--
CandidateVotes%
Doug Graham2,67813.1%
Ranj Pillai2,42211.8%
Betty Irwin2,0019.8%
Dave Stockdale1,9869.7%
Florence Roberts1,7948.8%
Dave Austin1,7508.5%
Jeanine Myhre1,4597.1%
Ron Swizdaryk1,4507.1%
Graham Lang1,3956.8%
Skeeter Miller-Wright1,3706.7%
Janet Brault1,1635.7%
Michael Buurman1,0215.0%
Total20,475100%