Len Isleifson

Len Isleifson is a Canadian provincial politician, who was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the riding of Brandon East in the 2016 election.[1] He is a member of the Progressive Conservative party, and defeated incumbent NDP MLA Drew Caldwell in the election.

Len Isleifson MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Brandon East
Incumbent
Assumed office April 19, 2016
Preceded by	Drew Caldwell
Personal details
Political party	Progressive Conservative

Isleifson made news wires outside of public office during the 2018 FIFA World Cup. When Iceland qualified for the event, he decided to examine whether he was related to any national team members, seeing it as an opportunity to secure bragging rights among his friends. He told his father about his project, and they contacted Icelandic Roots, a company that specializes in Icelandic genealogy research, and discovered that they were related to 22 of the 23 players on the World Cup squad, as well as manager Heimir Hallgrímsson. Following the discovery, Isleifson attempted to set up a post-World Cup meeting with the team in Iceland, with the assistance of Iceland's consul general in Winnipeg.[2]

References

1. "Manitoba election results". Global News. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
2. Kimse, Nick (June 22, 2018). "Canadian related to 22 of 23 players on Iceland soccer team". CTV News. Retrieved June 23, 2018.