Dennis G. Fentie
The Hon. Dennis G. Fentie
7th Premier of Yukon Minister of Finance
In office November 30, 2002 – June 10, 2011
Commissioner	Jack Cable Geraldine Van Bibber Doug Phillips
Preceded by	Pat Duncan
Succeeded by	Darrell Pasloski
Minister of the Environment
In office November 28, 2005 – July 3, 2008
Preceded by	Dennis Fentie
Succeeded by	Elaine Taylor
MLA for Watson Lake
In office September 30, 1996 – October 11, 2011
Preceded by	John Devries
Succeeded by	Patti McLeod
Leader of the Yukon Party
In office June 15, 2002 – May 28, 2011
Preceded by	Peter Jenkins
Succeeded by	Darrell Pasloski
Personal details
Born	(1950-11-08)November 8, 1950 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Died	August 30, 2019(2019-08-30) (aged 68)
Political party	New Democrat (1996-2002) Yukon Party (2002-present)
Spouse(s)	Lorraine Nixon
Residence	Whitehorse, Yukon

Dennis G. Fentie (November 8, 1950 – August 30, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He was the seventh Premier of Yukon and leader of the Yukon Party from 2002 to 2011. He worked on the MLA for Watson Lake from 1996 through 2011.

When the 2002 election was over, it was made public that Fentie had been convicted and spent time in prison for heroin trafficking in 1974. He was given a full pardon for the offence in 1996.^[1][2]

Fentie died of cancer at the age of 68 on August 30, 2019.^[3]

• Government of Yukon Territory - Premier's Website

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