Jeanie McLean, formerly known as Jeanie Dendys, is a Canadian politician, who served as the deputy premier of Yukon from 2023 to 2025. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 election.[1] She represented the electoral district of Mountainview as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party until 2025.
Jeanie McLean | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Premier of Yukon | |
| In office January 14, 2023 – November 22, 2025 | |
| Premier | Ranj Pillai Mike Pemberton |
| Preceded by | Tracy-Anne McPhee |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Mountainview | |
| In office November 7, 2016 – October 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Darrell Pasloski |
| Succeeded by | Linda Moen |
| Minister of Tourism and Culture | |
| In office December 3, 2016 – January 14, 2023 | |
| Premier | Sandy Silver |
| Preceded by | Elaine Taylor |
| Succeeded by | John Streicker |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Yukon Liberal Party |
Life
editMcLean 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.
Career
editPrior 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]
Electoral record
edit| 2021 Yukon general election: Mountainview | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||
Yukon general election, 2016
edit| 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% | – | ||
References
edit- ↑ "Golden night for Silver". Yukon News, November 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Jeanie McLean, Mountainview". Yukon Liberal Party. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ↑ Yukon election recount confirms Jeanie Dendys win in Mountainview. CBC North, November 18, 2016.
- ↑ Liberals officially sworn in, forming new Yukon government. CBC North, December 3, 2016.
- ↑ Jeanie Dendys Archived 2017-04-08 at the Wayback Machine, Yukon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ↑ https://www.ylp.ca/thanks_jeanie_mclean