Susan Thompson | |
|---|---|
| 40th Mayor of Winnipeg | |
| In office 1992–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Norrie |
| Succeeded by | Glen Murray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946or1947(age 77–78) [1] |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Winnipeg (BA) |
Susan Ann Thompson OM was the 40th mayor of Winnipeg,Manitoba. She was born on 12 April 1947. [2] She was the first and first to date only woman to serve as mayor of Winnipeg,serving two terms from 1992 to 1998. [3] [4]
Thompson graduated with a BA from the University of Winnipeg in 1971. [2] Thompson worked at Eaton's and Hudson's Bay Company in Winnipeg,Calgary,and Montreal. [2] Because of her father's decline in health,she came back to Winnipeg in 1980 and bought the family's business Birt Saddlery. [2] While running Birt Saddlery,she worked hard to promote women in business and became involved in Rotary and the Chamber of Commerce. [2]
Thompson's second term saw the 1997 Flood of the Century;she was instrumental in directing the fight against the raging river. [2] She choose not to seek a third term,but in 1999 she became Canada's Consul General in Minneapolis,United States - the first woman to have this position in its thirty years of existence. [2] In this role she steadfastly promoted Canadian business and political interests. [2] In 2003,she became first and founding president and CEO of the University of Winnipeg Foundation. [2] She remained in this position until 2011. [2]
In 2014,Thompson made local headlines after a 30-minute speech she gave to the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce. In it she outlined her ideas for the city's future which included a laser pyramid Portage and Main. [5]
In 2017,a building at the Winnipeg City Hall Campus was renamed the Susan A. Thompson Building after her. [6]
The City of Winnipeg Archives has the Susan Thompson Fonds including of textual records,photograph albums,framed memorabilia,and artifacts. [2]