Mitzie Hunter
The Honourable Mitzie Hunter MPP |
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Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Scarborough—Guildwood |
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Assumed office September 9, 2013 |
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Preceded by | Margarett Best |
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Born | 1971 (age 44–45) Jamaica |
Political party | Liberal |
Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
Alma mater | University of Toronto at Scarborough |
Occupation | Administrator |
Mitzie Hunter (born c. 1971) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in a by-election on August 1, 2013. She represents the Toronto riding of Scarborough—Guildwood. She serves as a member of cabinet in the government of Kathleen Wynne.
Background[edit]
Hunter and her family immigrated to Canada from Jamaica in 1975. She grew up in Scarborough, graduated from the University of Toronto (Scarborough Campus) with a BA, and completed her MBA from the Rotman School of Management. She was CEO of the Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance, and was previously CAO of Toronto Community Housing.
Politics[edit]
In 2013 she ran as the Liberal candidate in a by-election called to replace Margarett Best who resigned due to health reasons. She defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Ken Kirupa by 1,246 votes.[1] She faced Kirupa again in 2014 this time defeating him by 7,610 votes.[2]
In June 2014, she was appointed as an Associate Minister for the Ministry of Finance responsible for the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan.[3] On June 13, 2016, she was promoted to the senior position of Minister of Education.[4]
Cabinet positions[edit]
Provincial Government of Kathleen Wynne | ||
Cabinet Posts (2) | ||
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Predecessor | Office | Successor |
Liz Sandals | Minister of Education 2016-present |
Incumbent |
New position | Associate Minister of Finance 2014-2016 Responsible for Ontario Retirement Pension Plan |
Indira Naidoo-Harris |
References[edit]
- ^ "Liberal Mitzie Hunter nabs Scarborough riding seat". CBC News. August 1, 2013.
- ^ "General Election by District: Scarborough-Guildwood". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014.
- ^ Richard Brennan; Robert Benzie; Rob Ferguson (June 24, 2014). "Kathleen Wynne warns financial cupboard is bare". Toronto Star.
- ^ "Kathleen Wynne's shuffled cabinet features 40% women". CBC News. June 13, 2016.
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