The Honourable
Jeanie McLean
MLA
Deputy Premier of Yukon
Assumed office
January 14, 2023
PremierRanj Pillai
Preceded byTracy-Anne McPhee
Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
for Mountainview
Assumed office
November 7, 2016
Preceded byDarrell Pasloski
Minister of Tourism and Culture
In office
December 3, 2016 – January 14, 2023
PremierSandy Silver
Preceded byElaine Taylor
Personal details
Political partyYukon 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.

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]

McLean is born and raised in the Yukon and of Tahltan First Nation and Norwegian ancestry.

The Hon. Jeanie McLean was previously known as the Hon. Jeanie Dendys. She changed her surname in September 2020.

Electoral record

2021 Yukon general election: Mountainview
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJeanie McLean40238.21+3.65
New DemocraticMichelle Friesen35633.84-0.18
Yukon PartyRay Sydney26825.48-5.94
IndependentCoach Jan Prieditis262.47
Total valid votes 1,052 99.91
Total rejected ballots 10.09
Turnout 1,053
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing +1.91
Source(s)
"Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

Yukon general election, 2016

Mountainview
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Jeanie Dendys 439 34.6% +14.5%
  NDP Shaunagh Stikeman 432 34.0% -1.0%
Yukon PartyDarrell Pasloski39931.4%-13.3%
Total 1,270 100.0% –

References

  1. ↑ "Golden night for Silver". Yukon News, November 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Jeanie McLean, Mountainview". Yukon Liberal Party. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  3. ↑ Yukon election recount confirms Jeanie Dendys win in Mountainview. CBC North, November 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ Liberals officially sworn in, forming new Yukon government. CBC North, December 3, 2016.
  5. ↑ Jeanie Dendys, Yukon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
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