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Preceded by
  
Bill Norrie

Succeeded by
  
Glen Murray

Name
  
Susan Thompson


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Susan Ann Thompson was the 40th mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was the first woman to serve as mayor of Winnipeg, serving two terms from 1992 to 1998.

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Thompson graduated with a BA from the University of Winnipeg in 1971. From 1980 to 1995 she owned Birt's Saddlery, a small retail business in downtown Winnipeg.

In 1999, Thompson became Canada's Consul General in Minneapolis, United States. In 2003, she became CEO of the University of Winnipeg Foundation.

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 and hot tubs at Portage and Main.

In 2017, a building at the Winnipeg City Hall Campus was renamed the Susan A. Thompson Building after her.

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Susan Thompson Wikipedia