Susan Ann Thompson was the 40th mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was the first female to serve as mayor of Winnipeg and served two terms as mayor and held this post from 1992 to 1998.
Thompson graduated with a BA from the University of Winnipeg in 1971. From 1980 to 1995 she owned Birt Saddlery, a business in downtown Winnipeg.
In 1999, Thompson became Canada's Consul General in Minneapolis, USA. In 2003, she began her current engagement as the CEO of the University of Winnipeg Foundation.