Geoff Lattin

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Geoff Lattin
MLA for Whitehorse North Centre
In office
1978–1982
Preceded byKen McKinnon
Succeeded byMargaret Commodore
Personal details
Born1920
Edmonton, Alberta
DiedJune 29, 1992
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceWhitehorse, Yukon
Occupationhotel manager, businessman

Geoff Lattin (1920–1992) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Whitehorse North Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Yukon from 1978 to 1982 as a member of the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party.[1]

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Lattin moved to Yukon in 1952. He worked as a railway foreman for several years until he and his brother Con bought Northland Beverages, a local soft drink distributor in 1958;[1] they subsequently also purchased Whitehorse's Fort Yukon Hotel, where Lattin was manager until his election to the legislature.[1] He was also an unsuccessful candidate for Whitehorse City Council in a by-election in 1976.[2]

First elected in the 1978 Yukon general election, he suffered a heart attack in the legislative assembly in April 1979.[3] He was appointed to the Executive Council of Yukon as Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs in 1980.[4] He was admitted to hospital in December 1981 with chest pains from a suspected second heart attack, but was not considered to be in serious condition as he had been able to drive himself to the hospital.[5] He held the cabinet role until the 1982 Yukon general election, in which he was defeated by Margaret Commodore of the Yukon New Democratic Party.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Lisa Blackburn, "Former cabinet minister Lattin dies at 72". Whitehorse Star, July 29, 1992.
  2. ^ "Chippett sweeps city byelection". Whitehorse Star, June 18, 1976.
  3. ^ "Lattin in critical condition after heart attack". Whitehorse Star, April 5, 1979.
  4. ^ Heather Stockstill, "Hanson Out: Lang takes over, Lattin in cabinet". Whitehorse Star, May 13, 1980.
  5. ^ "Lattin hospitalized". Whitehorse Star, December 18, 1981.
  6. ^ Anne Tempelman-Kluit, "Stronger than ever". Whitehorse Star, June 8, 1982.
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