Tom Lindsey

Born in Southern Saskatchewan, Lindsey moved to Flin Flon in 1974. Lindsey has been a member of the New Democratic Party since the 1970s. Lindsey worked in the Flin Flon mill, eventually becoming its head operator, and was active in the United Steelworkers Local 7106.^[2] A member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba, Lindsey defeated incumbent NDP MLA Clarence Pettersen for the party's nomination in the 2016 general election; he held the seat for the party while Pettersen ran as an independent candidate.

Lindsey was reelected in the 2019 election with an increased majority. In the Legislative Assembly, Lindsey served as the Official Opposition’s Critic for Labour, Resource Development and Northern Affairs.^[3]

Lindsey was acclaimed as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba on November 9, 2023, thirty-seven days after the 2023 Manitoba general election, wherein the NDP won government from the Progressive Conservatives.^[4]

In May 2025, Lindsey apologized for saying that a question by Greg Nesbitt suggesting that a mental health contract for workers who had searched a landfill for victims of the 2022 Winnipeg serial killings was for NDP Finance Minister Adrien Sala's personal use was out of order. Nesbitt subsequently apologized for the comments.^[5]