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."Golden night for Silver". Yukon News, November 8, 2016. She represented the electoral district of Mountainview as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party until 2025.
Life 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.
Career 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.
McLean defeated Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski in his riding of Mountainview on November 7, 2016. Yukon election recount confirms Jeanie Dendys win in Mountainview. CBC North, November 18, 2016. 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.Liberals officially sworn in, forming new Yukon government. CBC North, December 3, 2016. She is currently also a member of the Standing Committee on Appointments to Major Government Boards and Committees.Jeanie Dendys , Yukon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
She did not run in the 2025 Yukon general election.https://www.ylp.ca/thanks_jeanie_mclean
Electoral record
Yukon general election, 2016
| Liberal | Jeanie Dendys | align="right"| 439 | align="right"| 34.6% | align="right"| +14.5%
| NDP | Shaunagh Stikeman | align="right"| 432 | align="right"| 34.0% | align="right"| -1.0%
! align=left colspan=3|Total ! align=right| 1,270 ! align=right| 100.0% ! align=right| –
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