Jeanie McLean | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Premier of Yukon | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2023 | |
| Premier | Ranj Pillai Mike Pemberton |
| Preceded by | Tracy-Anne McPhee |
| Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Mountainview | |
| Assumed office November 7,2016 | |
| Preceded by | Darrell Pasloski |
| Minister of Tourism and Culture | |
| In office December 3,2016 –January 14,2023 | |
| Premier | Sandy Silver |
| Preceded by | Elaine Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Yukon Liberal Party |
Jeanie McLean,formerly known as Jeanie Dendys,is a Canadian politician,the current deputy premier of Yukon since 2023. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 election. [1] She represents the electoral district of Mountainview as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party.
McLean was born and raised in the Yukon,and is of Tahltan First Nation and Norwegian ancestry. She changed her surname to McLean in 2020 after marrying Tahltan band chief Rick McLean.
Prior to entering territorial politics,McLean was the Director of Justice for the Kwanlin Dün First Nation. She has served in numerous advisory capacities,including the Yukon Policing Review and the review of the Yukon Corrections system. McLean also served for four years as the Yukon representative to the RCMP Commissioner's First Nation Policing Advisory Board. [2]
McLean defeated Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski in his riding of Mountainview on November 7,2016. [3] On December 3,2016,she was sworn in as the Yukon Minister of Tourism and Culture,as well as the Minister responsible for the Women's Directorate and the Minister responsible for the Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board. [4] She is currently also a member of the Standing Committee on Appointments to Major Government Boards and Committees. [5]
She did not run in the 2025 Yukon general election. [6]
| 2021 Yukon general election : Mountainview | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jeanie McLean | 402 | 38.21 | +3.65 | ||||
| New Democratic | Michelle Friesen | 356 | 33.84 | -0.18 | ||||
| Yukon Party | Ray Sydney | 268 | 25.48 | -5.94 | ||||
| Independent | Coach Jan Prieditis | 26 | 2.47 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,052 | 99.91 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1 | 0.09 | ||||||
| Turnout | 1,053 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.91 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jeanie Dendys | 439 | 34.6% | +14.5% | |
| NDP | Shaunagh Stikeman | 432 | 34.0% | -1.0% | |
| Yukon Party | Darrell Pasloski | 399 | 31.4% | -13.3% | |
| Total | 1,270 | 100.0% | – | ||