Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie speaks to reporters during a news conference at the 2005 Western Premiers' Conference in Lloydminster, Alta., Thursday, May 5, 2005. Dennis Fentie, who served as Yukon premier for nine years, died Friday at the age of 68. Fentie served as the territory's seventh premier from 2002 to 2011 as leader of the Yukon Party, which confirmed his death in a statement. He was first elected as a New Democrat to the legislative assembly in 1996, representing Watson Lake. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Stoody