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.
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 previously 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.
Pillai was previously the Executive Director of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, and has held senior roles with Northern Vision Development and Yukon College.
Pillai is the first visible minority to be elected to the Yukon Legislature.
Pillai and his wife have two sons.
Electoral record
Yukon general election, 2016
Porter Creek South| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
|---|
| | Liberal | Ranj Pillai | 337 | 46.6% | +6.0% |
| Yukon Party | Mike Nixon | 285 | 39.4% | -3.5% |
| | NDP | Shirley Chua-Tan | 102 | 14.1% | -2.4% |
| Total | 724 | 100.0% | – |
|---|
Whitehorse municipal election, 2009
| Whitehorse municipal election, 2009 |
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Doug Graham | 2,678 | 13.1% |
| Ranj Pillai | 2,422 | 11.8% |
| Betty Irwin | 2,001 | 9.8% |
| Dave Stockdale | 1,986 | 9.7% |
| Florence Roberts | 1,794 | 8.8% |
| Dave Austin | 1,750 | 8.5% |
| Jeanine Myhre | 1,459 | 7.1% |
| Ron Swizdaryk | 1,450 | 7.1% |
| Graham Lang | 1,395 | 6.8% |
| Skeeter Miller-Wright | 1,370 | 6.7% |
| Janet Brault | 1,163 | 5.7% |
| Michael Buurman | 1,021 | 5.0% |
| Total | 20,475 | 100% |
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