Bob McLeod (politician)

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For other people named Bob McLeod, see Robert McLeod (disambiguation).
The Honourable
Bob McLeod
12th Premier of the Northwest Territories
Assumed office
October 26, 2011
Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Justin Trudeau
Commissioner George Tuccaro
Preceded by Floyd Roland
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Assumed office
October 1, 2007
Preceded by Brendan Bell
Constituency Yellowknife South
Personal details
Born 1952 (age 72–73)[1]
Fort Providence, Northwest Territories
Political party Independent
Residence Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Robert R. "Bob" McLeod[2] (born 1952) 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

Born in 1952 and raised in Fort Providence, Northwest Territories, McLeod holds a BComm from the University of Alberta and an honours diploma in administrative management from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. He also completed a program of national and international studies at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario. He has been a federal civil servant and served in the Northwest Territories public service.

Political career

McLeod ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories and was elected in the 2007 Northwest Territories general election. He defeated two other candidates winning over 60% of the popular vote in Yellowknife South. After the election McLeod was appointed to the cabinet with the porfolios of Human Resources, Industry, Tourism and Investment, Public Utilities Board and Energy Initiatives.

McLeod ran for re-election in the 2011 Northwest Territories general election and he was returned by acclamation to his second term. When the Territorial Leadership Committee met following the election McLeod stood for Premier and won defeating two other candidates to become the 12th Premier of the Northwest Territories.[3]

His brother Michael McLeod was also a member of the Legislature from 1999 to 2011. He was later elected federally as a Member of Parliament of the Riding of Northwest Territories, in the 2015 federal election. Representing the Liberal Party of Canada.

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