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 | |
| Preceded by | Margarett Best |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1971 (age 44–45) Jamaica |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Portfolio | Minister without portfolio Responsible for Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (2014-Present) |
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 riding of Scarborough—Guildwood. She serves as a member of cabinet in the government of Kathleen Wynne.
Background
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
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 (Minister without portfolio) for the Ministry of Finance focusing on the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan.[3]
References
- ↑ "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.
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