Carolyn Parrish

Carolyn Parrish
Parrish in 2007
7th Mayor of Mississauga
Assumed office
June 24, 2024
DeputyMatt Mahoney[1]
Preceded byBonnie Crombie
Mississauga City Councillor
In office
December 1, 2014 – March 15, 2024
Preceded byBonnie Crombie
Succeeded byNatalie Hart
ConstituencyWard 5 (Britannia Woods-Malton)
In office
November 14, 2006 – January 1, 2010
Preceded byGeorge Carlson
Succeeded byRon Starr
ConstituencyWard 6 (Erindale)
Member of Parliament
for Mississauga—Erindale
(Mississauga Centre; 1997–2004)
(Mississauga West; 1993–1997)
In office
October 25, 1993 – January 22, 2006
Preceded byBob Horner
Succeeded byOmar Alghabra
Personal details
Born
Karolina Janozeski

(1946-10-03) October 3, 1946 (age 78)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (1993–2004)
RelativesMarsha Canham (sister)
ProfessionTeacher, writer

Carolyn Parrish (born Karolina Janozeski; October 3, 1946) is a Canadian politician who has served as the mayor of Mississauga since June 24, 2024.[2][3] She was a member of the House of Commons from 1993 to 2006 representing ridings in Mississauga, Ontario; initially as a Liberal Party MP, and then as an independent MP from 2004 to 2006 following her removal from the party. She became a city councillor for Mississauga City Council in 2006, and remained there until 2010, when she was defeated by Ron Starr. After a brief retirement from politics,[4] Parrish contested and won the position of Councillor for Ward 5 in the 2014 municipal election.[5] She resigned on March 15, 2024 to successfully contest the 2024 Mississauga mayoral by-election and took office on June 24.[6]

  1. ^ "City of Mississauga Council appoints new Deputy Mayor". June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Carolyn Parrish will be Mississauga's mayor, CBC News projects". CBC News Toronto. Toronto ON: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Carolyn Parrish wins Mississauga mayoral race in closer-than-expected vote". CP24. Toronto ON: BellMedia. June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  4. ^ Rosella, Louie (October 25, 2010). "Parrish announces retirement after defeat". The Mississauga News. Metroland Media Group. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  5. ^ Rosella, Louie (October 27, 2014). "Parrish's political career resurrected in Ward 5". The Mississauga News. Metroland Media Group. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  6. ^ "'Not going to wait': Mississauga mayor-elect says she's jumping into job before being sworn in". CP24. June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.