Members of the Northwest Territories Legislature

Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes

Robert C. McLeod was elected in a by-election in 2004 to the 15th Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories as the Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes.  He was re-elected in October 2007.

Mr. McLeod was born in Aklavik, NT in 1960 and was raised in Inuvik's west end.  He moved to Aklavik in 1982 where he lived for the next 22 years.  He currently lives in Inuvik.  He has previously served as an elected official as a Councilor in Aklavik from 1983 to 1985, and was also Mayor of Aklavik from 1987 to 1989.

He began working as an Apprentice Carpenter with the Department of Public Works before holding two different positions with the Aklavik Housing Association; Maintenance Carpenter and Maintenance Supervisor. Mr. McLeod was most recently Maintenance Manager for the Inuvik Housing Authority. He was also a Private Contractor in Aklavik from 1997 to 2003.

Mr. McLeod attended Sir Alexander Mackenzie School and Samuel Hearne Secondary School in Inuvik and went on to study at New Brunswick Community College in Moncton. He then attended Lakeland College in Vermilion, Alberta where he obtained his Journeyman Carpenter certification and his Interprovincial Red Seal.

Mr. McLeod has served on a volunteer basis as the vice president of the Inuvik Curling Club and as president of the Aklavik Canoe Club and Aklavik Curling Club. He has been a player, coach and manager of the Aklavik hockey and fastpitch teams. He was a recipient of the NWT Volunteer Award and the Good Neighbour Award.

Mr. McLeod's hobbies and interests include curling, badminton, fastpitch, reading and snowmobiling. He was a member of the winning Aklavik Team in the bicentennial canoe race from Ft. Providence to Inuvik in 1989.

Mr. McLeod and Judy, his wife of 28 years, have three children:  Ryan, Janesta, and Kimberly (Raymond).  Mr. McLeod's first grandson, Rylan, is his pride and joy.