Members of the 15th Assembly Hon. Michael McLeod
MLA, Deh Cho
Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources
Minister Responsible for Youth
Michael McLeod was elected on December 6th, 1999 as the Member
for the Deh Cho in the 14th Legislative Assembly of the Northwest
Territories, and continues to be an MLA for the 15th Legislative
Assembly.
Born in Fort Providence on September 6th, 1959, Mr. McLeod served
as the Mayor of the Deh Cho hamlet prior to his election. He is the
former President of Métis Local no. 57 in Fort Providence.
Prior to being chosen to sit as the Member for the Deh Cho, Mr. McLeod
worked as the band manager for the Fort Providence Dene Band Council
and also as an Economic Development Officer for the Government of the
Northwest Territories. He also spent several years as a private contractor
in Fort Providence.
Mr. McLeod has a diploma in Management Studies from Arctic College
and is an active community volunteer including: volunteering for the
Mackenzie Daze Celebration, active volunteer for New Years Eve First
Night celebration that promotes sobriety, Chair of the Special Joint
Committee on Non-Tax Based Community Affairs, and Special Committee
on the Review of the Official Languages Act.
He is an honorary lifetime member of the local Friendship Centre.
Mr. McLeod is also a founding member of a number of other organizations,
Digaa Enterprises Limited a local economic development corporation,
founding member of the Deh Cho Regional Council which is known as
the Deh Cho First Nation Tribal Council, and a founding member of the
Fort Providence Resource Management Board.
Mr. McLeod and his wife Joyce have one son Kevin and two daughters,
Robyn and Shawna.
Contact Information - click
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Ministers Office:
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9
Tel: (867) 669-2377
Fax: (867) 873-0169
E-mail: michael_mcleod@gov.nt.ca
Constituency Office:
General Delivery
Fort Providence, NT X0E 0L0
Tel: (867) 699-4003
Fax: (867) 699-4005
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