Michael McLeod (politician)
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Michael McLeod MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Northwest Territories |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Dennis Bevington |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | |
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In office December 6, 1999 – October 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Gargan |
| Succeeded by | Michael Nadli |
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September 6, 1959 Fort Providence, Northwest Territories |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
Michael McLeod (born September 6, 1959 in Fort Providence, Northwest Territories) is the current Member of Canadian Parliament representing the Northwest Territories. He was first elected in 2015 Canadian federal election unseating Dennis Bevington, who was the former New Democratic Party MP for the riding. McLeod was a former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada, as well as the former mayor of Fort Providence.
When McLeod was 22, he served as a mayor of Fort Providence after being chosen by the local Dene council.
McLeod first ran for a seat in the 1999 Northwest Territories general election. He won an upset election defeating Speaker Samuel Gargan to win the Deh Cho electoral district. He was re-elected in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election winning a hotly contested election over challenger Michael Nadli by just 13 votes.
McLeod was returned by acclamation in the 2007 Northwest Territories general election, and served in cabinet as Minister of Transportation and Minister of Public Works and Services. He was defeated by Michael Nadli in the 2011 election.
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