Mitzie Hunter

The Honourable
Mitzie Hunter
MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Scarborough—Guildwood
Assumed office
September 9, 2013
Preceded by Margarett Best
Personal details
Born 1971 (age 4445)
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

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 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

Provincial Government of Kathleen Wynne
Cabinet Posts (2)
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

  1. "Liberal Mitzie Hunter nabs Scarborough riding seat". CBC News. August 1, 2013.
  2. "General Election by District: Scarborough-Guildwood". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014.
  3. Richard Brennan; Robert Benzie; Rob Ferguson (June 24, 2014). "Kathleen Wynne warns financial cupboard is bare". Toronto Star.
  4. "Kathleen Wynne's shuffled cabinet features 40% women". CBC News. June 13, 2016.
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