Michael McLeod is a current territorial level politician from Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

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Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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Political career

McLeod first ran for a seat in the 1999 Northwest Territories general election

Northwest Territories general election, 1999

The Northwest Territories general election, 1999 took place on December 6, 1999, and was the 19th general election in the history of the Northwest Territories, Canada. This was the first election under the new boundaries that were created when Nunavut was carved out of the Northwest Territories...

. He won an upset election defeating Speaker Samuel Gargan

Samuel Gargan

Samuel Gargan is a former long serving politician and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.Gargan was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1983 Northwest Territories general election. He was re-elected to a second term in the 1987 Northwest...

 to win the Deh Cho electoral district. He was re-elected in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election

Northwest Territories general election, 2003

The Northwest Territories general election, 2003 was the 20th general election in the Canadian territory's history, conducted on November 24, 2003, to elect the 19 members of the Legislative Assembly.The election was called on October 27...

 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

Northwest Territories general election, 2007

The 2007 Northwest Territories general election took place on October 1, 2007. It was the 21st in the history of the territory. Nineteen members were elected to the Legislative Assembly from single member districts conducted under first-past-the-post voting system.The election was called on...

, and served in cabinet as Minister of Transportation and Minister of Public Works and Services. He was defeated by Michael Nadli

Michael Nadli

Michael Nadli is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Deh Cho.-Political career:...

 in the 2011 election

Northwest Territories general election, 2011

The 2011 Northwest Territories general election, the 22nd in its history, took place on October 3, 2011. Nineteen members were returned to the 17th Legislative Assembly from single member districts conducted under first-past-the-post voting system....

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His brother Bob McLeod

Bob McLeod (politician)

Bob McLeod is a Canadian politician. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, and currently the 12th Premier of the Northwest Territories having held that position since October 26, 2011.-Early life:...

is also a current member of the legislature and a member of the cabinet.

External links

• Michael McLeod biography