Antti Lindtman

Antti Ilmari Lindtman (born August 11, 1982 in Vantaa) is a Finnish Social Democratic politician. He has been the chairman of the city council of Vantaa since 2009 and a member of the Parliament of Finland for Uusimaa since April 2011. In April 2015, he was elected as the chairman of the Social Democratic Parliamentary Group.[1]

In October 2016, it was found out that Lindtman had handed secret lists to the speakers of the Parliament in which he had suggested which MPs from the SDP should get turns to speak in plenary sessions. The speakers had been under the impression that the lists were the result of an internal agreement of the parliamentary group, whereas Lindtman had made the decision alone and without informing anyone else. The practice had continued for at least a year.[2] The revelation led to heavy criticism of Lindtman's actions by the members of the parliamentary group, after which Lindtman apologized for his actions.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Antti Lindtman". Parliament of Finland.
  2. ↑ "Skandaali Sdp:ssä – Lindtman laatinut puhemiehistölle salaisia listoja "sopivista puhujista". ilta-Sanomat. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sdp:n eduskuntaryhmässä kuohuu – ryhmä raivostui puheenjohtaja Lindtmanin toimintatavoista". Helsingin Sanomat. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Antti Lindtman ei aio erota: "Kannan tästä vastuun"". Ilta-Sanomat. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.


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