Michael McLeod

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Michael McLeod
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
In office December 6, 1999 – October 3, 2011
Preceded by	Samuel Gargan
Succeeded by	Michael Nadli
Constituency	Deh Cho
Personal details
Born	September 6, 1959 Fort Providence, Northwest Territories
Political party	Independent

Michael McLeod (born September 6, 1959, Fort Providence, Northwest Territories) is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada.

Political career

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.

His brother Bob McLeod is also a current member of the legislature and Premier of the NWT.^[1]

↑ Jack Danylchuk (October 3, 2007). "MLAs angle for top jobs". Northern News Services. Retrieved 2007-10-08.

Persondata
Name	McLeod, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	September 6, 1959
Place of birth	Fort Providence, Northwest Territories
Date of death
Place of death

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