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Darius Elias

MLA - Vuntut Gwitchin

Darius EliasDarius Elias
Yukon Liberal Party
MLA, Vuntut Gwitchin

Darius Elias was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the general election of October 10, 2006.

Mr. Elias is the Liberal caucus critic for the Department of Community Services, the Department of Justice and the Women's Directorate.

Mr. Elias has been a member of the Vuntut Gwitchin Trust, the Fishing Branch local planning team, the Vuntut National Park management planning team, the North Yukon Planning Commission, and the North Yukon Fish and Wildlife management team.

Mr. Elias has also participated in educational tours throughout the United States and Canada regarding the protection of the Porcupine Caribou Herd.

While serving as a member of the Canadian Youth Roundtable on the Environment, Mr. Elias attended a United Nations summit in New York City as Canada's youth representative.

He was a Vuntut National Park warden for nine years and at the time of his election to the Yukon Legislative Assembly was an assessment officer with the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board.

Mr. Elias also enjoys volunteering his time coaching and encouraging youth to excel in sport.

Mr. Elias, a graduate of F.H. Collins Secondary School, has a diploma in Renewable Resources Management and a certificate in First Nation Business from Yukon College.

He is the son of former Vuntut Gwitchin MLA Norma Kassi.  He and his wife Tina, have four children.

Darius Elias at the Olympic Torch Relay in Dawson City Darius Elias at the Olympic Torch Relay in Dawson City.


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The Yukon Liberal Party believes in working with our self-governing First Nations to fully implement their land claims and self-government agreements in the spirit with which they were written and signed, and we believe in consulting in advance of making decisions, rather than litigating after.