Carolyn Parrish | |
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7th Mayor of Mississauga | |
Assumed office June 24, 2024 | |
Deputy | Matt Mahoney[1] |
Preceded by | Bonnie Crombie |
Mississauga City Councillor | |
In office December 1, 2014 – March 15, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Bonnie Crombie |
Succeeded by | Natalie Hart |
Constituency | Ward 5 (Britannia Woods-Malton) |
In office November 14, 2006 – January 1, 2010 | |
Preceded by | George Carlson |
Succeeded by | Ron Starr |
Constituency | Ward 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 by | Bob Horner |
Succeeded by | Omar Alghabra |
Personal details | |
Born | Karolina Janozeski October 3, 1946 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Liberal (1993–2004) |
Relatives | Marsha Canham (sister) |
Profession | Teacher, 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]