Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai announces resignation

CBC News

· Posted: May 07, 2025 5:14 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

In a astonishment determination Wednesday, Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai announced he's stepping down.

Pillai told reporters helium plans to enactment connected until a caller person is selected.

He said helium plans to absorption connected improvements to wellness attraction and the menace posed by U.S. tariffs for the remainder of his term.

The territory is headed for an predetermination this fall. Under the Yukon's fixed predetermination day law, the ballot indispensable instrumentality spot nary aboriginal than Nov. 3.

Pillai has served arsenic premier since January 2023. He ran unopposed for the Liberal enactment aft erstwhile premier Sandy Silver resigned. 

He's besides faced nonstop calls from the absorption Yukon Party to telephone an predetermination since helium took power.

Pillai is besides the curate liable for housing, economical development, Indigenous and intergovernmental affairs. He was archetypal elected to the Legislative Assembly successful 2016 erstwhile the Liberals swept to power, ending 14 years of Yukon Party rule.

Under Silver's premiership, Pillai served arsenic the curate of economical development, vigor mines and resources and tourism and culture. 

More to come.