Antti Lindtman

Antti Ilmari Lindtman (born August 11, 1982) 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 that which MPs from the SDP should get speaking turns during parliamentary sessions. Speakers had been under the impression that the lists followed parliamentary group's common agreement, even though Lidtman had made the decision alone and without informing anyone else. The practice had continued at least for a year.[2] The reveal led to heavy criticism towards Lindtman's actions by the members of the parliamentary group, after which Lindtman apologized 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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