Cathy McLeod (born 12 June 1957) is a former

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politician who served as the

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(MP) for the riding of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo from 2008 to 2021. She served as a member of the

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Biography

McLeod was born in

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, Canada. In 1981, McLeod completed training from the

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as a registered nurse, practicing for some years thereafter. McLeod was a municipal politician in Pemberton,

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, 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.. In the 2008 federal election, McLeod was elected Member of Parliament for the riding of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo. She was re-elected in the 2011 federal election with 52% of the riding's vote. 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. McLeod was re-elected in the 2015 and

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federal elections. On 4 February 2021, McLeod announced she would not seek re-election.

Electoral record

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