# Hector MacLeod

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'''Hector Lawrence MacLeod''' (born June 30, 1944) is the mayor of [Alberton, Prince Edward Island](/source/Alberton%2C_Prince_Edward_Island), a carpenter, contractor. He represented [1st Prince](/source/1st_Prince) as ''Councillor'' (1993–1996) and then [Alberton-Miminegash](/source/Alberton-Miminegash) as ''MLA'' (1996–2000) in the [Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Prince_Edward_Island) as a [Liberal](/source/Prince_Edward_Island_Liberal_Party).

He was born in [Ingonish, Nova Scotia](/source/Ingonish%2C_Nova_Scotia), the son of Walter MacLeod and Julia Hardy, and was educated there. MacLeod has worked as a heavy equipment operator, as a realtor, has spent time farming and was also a fisher from 1980 to 1990. He was a member of the town council for [Alberton, Prince Edward Island](/source/Alberton%2C_Prince_Edward_Island) and served as mayor from 1979 to 1989, 1991 to 1993, since 2025. In 1967, he married Elizabeth, the daughter of [Robert Erskine Campbell](/source/Robert_Campbell_(Prince_Edward_Island_politician)). MacLeod served as Liberal party [whip](/source/whip_(politics)). He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 2000.

== References ==
* {{cite book|title=Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs|last=Weeks|first=Blair|isbn=1-894838-01-7|year=2002|publisher=Acorn Press|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/mindinghousebiog0000week}}

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Category:20th-century mayors of places in Prince Edward Island
Category:Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs
Category:1944 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Alberton, Prince Edward Island
Category:People from Victoria County, Nova Scotia
Category:Prince Edward Island municipal councillors
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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