Cathy McLeod (born 12 June 1957) is a former Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo from 2008 to 2021. She served as a member of the Conservative Party.^[1]

McLeod was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.^[2]

In 1981, McLeod completed training from the University of Western Ontario as a registered nurse, practicing for some years thereafter.^[3]

McLeod was a municipal politician in Pemberton, British Columbia, serving as a town councillor from 1993 to 1996 and then as mayor from 1996 to 1999, before moving to Kamloops, where she worked as a nurse and a health care administrator.^[2][3]

In the 2008 federal election, McLeod was elected Member of Parliament for the riding of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo.^[2] She was re-elected in the 2011 federal election with 52% of the riding's vote.^[4] On 30 January 2011, she became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue. On 19 September 2013, she became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour and for Western Economic Diversification.^[5]

McLeod was re-elected in the 2015 and 2019 federal elections. On 4 February 2021, McLeod announced she would not seek re-election.^[1] In the 2021 Canadian federal election, Frank Caputo held the riding for the Conservatives.^[6]