Patricia Janet Mella (née MacDougal; born August 29, 1943) is a Canadian politician and former teacher.
Mella entered political life, having been an unsuccessful candidate in the 1989 provincial election as a member of the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party.
Elected with the government of Premier Pat Binns in 1996, she served as Provincial Treasurer (Minister of Finance) until 2003.
In 2004, Mella was appointed with Douglas MacArthur and Matt Power to chair the Prince Edward Island Conservative Party of Canada federal election campaign.
Mella is a sister of Canadian businessman Don McDougall, who was a founder of the Toronto Blue Jays.