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Patti McLeod was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the general election of 2011 and was most recently elected for a fourth time in the general election for the 36th Legislative Assembly on November 3, 2025. McLeod currently serves as a Government Private Member, as well as Deputy Speaker, and Chair of Committee of the Whole.

Previously, Ms. McLeod was elected the 24th Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly on May 10, 2016. She is the first woman to occupy the office of Speaker of the Yukon Territorial Council/Yukon Legislative Assembly. Ms. McLeod was elected Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committee of the Whole on December 1, 2011, and served until her election as Speaker.

She moved to the community from Whitehorse in 1977. While in Watson Lake, she worked in mining administration for 36 years for both the territorial and federal governments. She was also employed by the Watson Lake Chamber of Commerce.

Ms. McLeod raised her two children in Watson Lake while also filling a number of community roles. She served on Watson Lake Town Council from 2006 to 2009 and on various local and territorial boards and committees, including Yukon College (Watson Lake) Campus Board, Yukon Child Care Services Board, Yukon Lottery Licensing Board, Labour Standards Appeal Board, and Southeast Yukon Tax Assessment Appeal Board.