Mitzie Hunter | |
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.png) Hunter in 2019 | |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Scarborough—Guildwood | |
| In office August 1, 2013 – May 10, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Margarett Best |
| Succeeded by | Andrea Hazell |
| Deputy Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party | |
| In office August 8, 2022 – May 10, 2023 | |
| Leader | John Fraser |
| Ontario Minister of Education | |
| In office June 13, 2016 – January 17, 2018 | |
| Leader | Kathleen Wynne |
| Preceded by | Liz Sandals |
| Succeeded by | Indira Naidoo-Harris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mitzie Jacquelin Hunter September 14, 1971 Jamaica |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto Scarborough, Rotman School of Management |
Mitzie Jacquelin Hunter (born September 14, 1971) is a Canadian politician who represented Scarborough—Guildwood as a member of provincial parliament in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2013 to 2023. A member of the Ontario Liberal Party, Hunter was a provincial cabinet minister from 2014 to 2018 and was the deputy leader of the party from 2022 to 2023. She resigned from the Ontario legislature on May 10, 2023, in order to be a candidate for mayor of Toronto in the 2023 by-election, in which she placed sixth with 2.9% of the vote.[1][2] She is currently President and CEO of the Canadian Women's Foundation.[3]
- ^ Ferguson, Rob (2 May 2023). "Toronto mayoral candidate Mitzie Hunter reveals date she'll resign as MPP". Toronto Star. Torstar. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Elvidge, John D. (28 June 2023). "Declaration of Results s. 55(4) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 2023 By-Election for Mayor Monday, June 26, 2023" (PDF). City of Toronto. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Foundation, Canadian Women's. "The Canadian Women's Foundation Welcomes New President and CEO". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2024-07-23.