Frederick John Thompson

Frederick John Thompson (May 21, 1935 – July 7, 2010) was a commercial fisherman, trapper and political figure in Saskatchewan.

He represented Athabasca from 1975 to 1995 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.

He was born in Big River, Saskatchewan and later moved to Buffalo Narrows, where he fished, trapped and operated a mink ranch.

He was a three-time Saskatchewan boxing champion and coached hockey, baseball and gymnastics.

[1] Thompson was defeated by Buckley Belanger when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1995.