Cathy McLeod
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Cathy McLeod | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) McLeod in 2017 | |
| Official Opposition Critic for Crown-Indigenous Relations | |
| In office 20 November 2015 – 15 August 2021 | |
| Leader | |
| Preceded by | Niki Ashton |
| Member of Parliament for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo | |
| In office 14 October 2008 – 20 September 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Betty Hinton |
| Succeeded by | Frank Caputo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1957 |
| Party | Conservative |
| Profession | nurse, administrator |
Cathy McLeod (born 12 June 1957) is a former Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo from 2008 to 2021. She served as a member of the Conservative Party.[1]
McLeod was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.[2]
In 1981, McLeod completed training from the University of Western Ontario as a registered nurse, practicing for some years thereafter.[3]
McLeod was a municipal politician in Pemberton, British Columbia, serving as a town councillor from 1993 to 1996 and then as mayor from 1996 to 1999, before moving to Kamloops, where she worked as a nurse and a health care administrator.[2][3]
In the 2008 federal election, McLeod was elected Member of Parliament for the riding of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo.[2] She was re-elected in the 2011 federal election with 52% of the riding's vote.[4] On 30 January 2011, she became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue. On 19 September 2013, she became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour and for Western Economic Diversification.[5]
McLeod was re-elected in the 2015 and 2019 federal elections. On 4 February 2021, McLeod announced she would not seek re-election.[1] In the 2021 Canadian federal election, Frank Caputo held the riding for the Conservatives.[6]