Scott Gillingham

Scott Gillingham is a Canadian politician who currently serves as the 44th mayor of Winnipeg, being elected on October 26, 2022. Before being elected as mayor, he was the city councillor for St. James from 2014 to 2022. He was sworn in as the mayor of Winnipeg on 1 November 2022.

His Worship
Scott Gillingham
Gillingham, in 2022.
44th Mayor of Winnipeg
Assumed office
1 November 2022
Preceded byBrian Bowman
Winnipeg City Councillor
In office
22 October 2014 – 26 October 2022
Preceded byScott Fielding
Succeeded byShawn Dobson
ConstituencySt. James
Personal details
BornBrandon, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Progressive Conservative
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • pastor

Gillingham was born in Brandon, Manitoba, and raised on a farm near Carman. He played hockey in his youth, including stints with the Steinbach Hawks, Dauphin Kings and Winkler Flyers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.[1]

He was a Pentecostal pastor before entering politics in 2014 as a member of the Winnipeg City Council.[2] In 2021, he considered running in the 2021 Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba leadership election, but decided not to, citing the party's timeline.[3] In 2022, he was elected mayor of Winnipeg.[4]

References
  1. "Mayor Scott Gillingham". City of Winnipeg. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  2. Sam Samson (October 24, 2022). "Former Pentecostal pastor running for Winnipeg mayor says views on gay marriage changed years ago". CBC News. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  3. Ian Froese (October 24, 2022). "Winnipeg city councillor won't seek PC leadership, blames party's timeline for undermining challengers". CBC News. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  4. Danton Unger (October 26, 2022). "Scott Gillingham elected as Winnipeg's next mayor". CTV News Winnipeg. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
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