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Pre-Political Life

Todd Hardy was born in 1957 in Murraysville, BC and moved to the Yukon while he was a teenager. Hardy has been a journeyman carpenter for more than two decades, and is also a small business owner.

Political Life

Todd Hardy served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the riding of Whitehorse Centre between 1996 and 2000. After retiring from public life, he returned to challenge Mike Travill for leadership of the Party in September 2002, a contest he won. As party leader, Hardy retains critic responsibilities for the Executive Council Office, the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, the Department of Finance, the Public Service Commission, the Women's Directorate, the Yukon Development Corporation and the Yukon Energy Corporation. Hardy was re-elected in Whitehorse-Centre in the 2006 Yukon election.

Personal and Community Life

Todd Hardy is married to Louise Hardy, a former Member of Parliament who served from 1997 to 2000, representing the riding of Yukon. Together, they are parents to four children and have one grandchild.