Tom Sigurdson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Belmont
In office
1986–1993
Preceded byWalter Szwender
Succeeded bydistrict abolished
Personal details
Born (1957-03-07) March 7, 1957
Vancouver, British Columbia
Political partyAlberta New Democratic Party

Thomas Sigurdson (born March 7, 1957) is a former Canadian provincial level politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993. He is a labour activist and organizer for the New Democratic Party in British Columbia. He is currently the executive director for the British Columbia and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council.[1]

Political career

Sigurdson was elected (re-elected) 1986 Alberta general election as a NDP candidate in the electoral district of Edmonton-Belmont. He defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA Walter Szwender by a comfortable plurality.[2] Swender and Sigurdson would face each other again in the 1989 Alberta general election, Sigurdson improved his popular vote total winning a decisive majority.[3]

Edmonton-Belmont was abolished due to redistribution in 1993. Sigurdson ran for a third term in office in the new Edmonton-Manning electoral district for the 1993 general election. Sigurdson would end up being defeated by Liberal candidate Peter Sekulic.[4]

Organized labour

After leaving politics, Sigurdson became the British Columbia and Yukon Building and Construction Trades Council executive director.[5] He worked as the Training Plan Coordinator for Teamsters Local 213 in Vancouver, British Columbia.[6] He returned as executive director for the BC and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council in 2011.

References

  1. ↑ The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. 1993. ISBN 9780921925316.
  2. ↑ "Edmonton-Belmont results 1986". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Edmonton-Belmont results 1989". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Edmonton-Manning results 1993". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
  5. ↑ Sean Holman (January 5, 2006). "How unionists spend their winter vacation". Public Eye Online. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Pipeline Safety". Teamsters Local 213. Archived from the original on January 9, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
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