Malcolm N. MacLeod
Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
In office
1970–1987
Preceded byBrenda Robertson
Succeeded byHarold A. Terris
ConstituencyAlbert
Interim Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
In office
1987–1989
Preceded byRichard Hatfield
Succeeded byBarbara Baird
Personal details
Born
Malcolm Noble MacLeod

(1928-02-08)February 8, 1928
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
DiedAugust 22, 1996(1996-08-22) (aged 68)
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Spouse
Hazel Edith Freeze
(m. 1949)
[1]
Children3

Malcolm Noble "Mac" MacLeod (February 8, 1928 – August 22, 1996) was a Canadian politician. Born in Moncton, New Brunswick,[2] he served as a longtime member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick representing the electoral district of Albert from 1970 to his defeat in 1987 when his Progressive Conservatives lost every seat in the legislature.

He was the second longest serving Minister of Agriculture in New Brunswick, serving as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development from 1974[3] to 1985. He served as Minister of Natural Resources and Energy from 1985 until the defeat of his government in 1987. Following the election he served as interim leader of the PC Party until the election of Barbara Baird in 1989.[4] He died in a Moncton nursing home in 1996 at the age of 68 from Parkinson's disease.[5]

References

  1. "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". 1977.
  2. The Canadian Who's who. 1981. ISBN 9780802045928.
  3. N.B. Premier Lists Members of Cabinet
  4. "Party Leaders". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
  5. The Canadian Press (August 24, 1996). "Former N.B. Tory leader dead at 68". Times Colonist. Retrieved August 28, 2023.


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