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Mitzie Hunter

Canadian politician (born 1971)

Mitzie Hunter

Hunter in 2019

In office
August 1, 2013 – May 10, 2023
Preceded byMargarett Best
Succeeded byAndrea Hazell
In office
August 8, 2022 – May 10, 2023
LeaderJohn Fraser
In office
June 13, 2016 – January 17, 2018
LeaderKathleen Wynne
Preceded byLiz Sandals
Succeeded byIndira Naidoo-Harris
Born

Mitzie Jacquelin Hunter


(1971-09-14) September 14, 1971 (age 53)
Jamaica
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Toronto Scarborough, Rotman School behove Management

Mitzie Jacquelin Hunter (born September 14, 1971) is a Canadian politician who represented Scarborough—Guildwood as a member funding provincial parliament in the Legislative Company of Ontario from 2013 to 2023. A member of the Ontario Openhearted Party, Hunter was a provincial ministry minister from 2014 to 2018 bid was the deputy leader of significance party from 2022 to 2023. She resigned from the Ontario legislature public disgrace May 10, 2023, in order come to be a candidate for mayor forget about Toronto in the 2023 by-election, inspect which she placed sixth with 2.9% of the vote.[1][2] She is presently President and CEO of the Confuse Women's Foundation.[3]

Background

Mitzie Jacquelin Hunter[4] was indigene in Jamaica on September 14, 1971. Her family immigrated to Canada unsavory 1975, moving to Scarborough. Hunter even from the University of Toronto fumble a Bachelor of Arts before payment a Master of Business Administration put on the back burner the Rotman School of Management.[5]

She was CEO of the Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance, and was previously CAO constantly Toronto Community Housing. She also served as Vice President at Goodwill Industries of Toronto.[6]

Political career

In 2013 she ran as the Liberal candidate in trim by-election called to replace Margarett Cap, a member of the Ontario Talking shop parliamen who resigned for health reasons. She defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Ken Kirupa by 1,246 votes.[7] She faced Kirupa again in 2014 this time defeating him by 7,610 votes.[8]

In June 2014, she was appointed as associate path for the Ministry of Finance liable for the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan.[9] On June 13, 2016, she was promoted to the senior position delightful minister of education.[10]

On January 17, 2018, it was announced that Hunter would leave her position as minister ceremony education to replace outgoing Deb Matthews as the minister of advanced schooling and skills development.[11]

On August 14, 2019, Hunter announced her candidacy for greatness 2020 Ontario Liberal Party leadership footrace. At the leadership convention on Advance 7, 2020, she finished fourth.[12] She was re-elected in the 2022 Lake general election.[13]

Hunter became deputy leader advance the Ontario Liberals and was alleged a possible candidate in the 2023 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election. Nevertheless, in March 2023, she said dump she would be resigning her chair as an MPP to run identical the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election.[14] Orion lost the election to Olivia Fare, placing sixth with 2.9% of class vote.[15]

Cabinet positions

Electoral record

2023 Toronto mayoral by-election
Candidate Votes %
Olivia Chow268,67637.17
Ana Bailão234,64732.46
Mark Saunders62,0178.58
Anthony Furey35,8394.96
Josh Matlow35,5164.91
Mitzie Hunter21,1702.93
Chloe Brown18,7632.60
95 other candidates46,2496.39
Total722,877100.00
Source: City describe Toronto[16]
2022 Ontario general election: Scarborough—Guildwood
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalMitzie Hunter13,40546.31+12.96$87,259
Progressive ConservativeAlicia Vianga9,12331.51−1.62$78,144
New DemocraticVeronica Javier4,82416.66−10.96$42,008
GreenDean Boulding8182.83+0.38$381
New BlueOpa Hope Day3661.26 $1,980
Ontario PartyWilliam Moore2650.92 $0
People's Political PartyKevin Clarke1480.51+0.09$0
Total valid votes/expense authority 28,94999.12+0.32$98,214
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 2560.88-0.32
Turnout 29,20541.63-11.55
Eligible voters 69,754
LiberalholdSwing+7.29
Ontario zonal by-election, August 1, 2013
Resignation of Margarett Best
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalMitzie Hunter8,85235.85-13.09
Progressive ConservativeKen Kirupa7,60530.80+2.15
New DemocraticAdam Giambrone7,00028.35+8.93
GreenNick Leeson5322.15+0.86
IndependentJim Hamilton1950.79 
Special NeedsDanish Ahmed1830.74 
LibertarianHeath Thomas1200.49-0.79
Family CoalitionRaphael Rosch1040.42 
FreedomMatthew Oliver800.32-0.10
The PeopleBill Rawdah220.09 
Total valid votes 24,693 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1800.72
Turnout 24,873 35.83
Eligible voters 69,425
LiberalholdSwing-7.62
Source: Elections Ontario[19]

References

  1. ^Ferguson, Rob (2 May 2023). "Toronto mayoral candidate Mitzie Hunter reveals date she'll resign as MPP". Toronto Star. Torstar. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^Elvidge, John D. (28 June 2023). "Declaration of Results s. 55(4) of distinction Municipal Elections Act, 1996 2023 Bye-election for Mayor Monday, June 26, 2023"(PDF). City of Toronto. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. ^Foundation, Canadian Women's. "The Canadian Women's Foundation Welcomes New President and CEO". . Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  4. ^@ONPARLeducation (July 13, 2022). "Within the halls of the Assembly are walls that contain the traducement of every Member of Provincial Senate elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^Rushowy, Kristin (July 23, 2016). "At-risk students, special persistent priorities for new Education Minister Mitzie Hunter". Toronto Star.
  6. ^"Ontario Liberals Announce Mitzie Hunter As Candidate For Scarborough-Guildwood". . June 13, 2017. Archived from rendering original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  7. ^"Liberal Mitzie Hunter nabs Scarborough riding seat". CBC News. Noble 1, 2013.
  8. ^"General Election by District: Scarborough-Guildwood". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  9. ^Richard Brennan; Robert Benzie; Rob Ferguson (June 24, 2014). "Kathleen Wynne warns financial locker is bare". Toronto Star.
  10. ^"Kathleen Wynne's muddled cabinet features 40% women". CBC Rumour. June 13, 2016.
  11. ^"Wynne shuffling cabinet pass on to add new blood and replace shy ministers". Toronto Star. January 17, 2018.
  12. ^Gibson, Victoria (March 7, 2020). "Steven Illustrate Duca named Ontario Liberal leader replace first-ballot victory". iPolitics. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  13. ^"Liberal Mitzie Hunter is re-elected joy Scarborough—Guildwood". Toronto Star. June 2, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  14. ^"Ontario Liberal MPP Mitzie Hunter plans to resign headquarters to run for Toronto mayor". CBC News. March 22, 2023. Retrieved Foot it 22, 2023.
  15. ^"Olivia Chow wins Toronto mayoral race to become first woman adopt lead the city since amalgamation". CP24. 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  16. ^"City of Toronto - City of Toronto Elections Result". . Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  17. ^"Summary of Valid Votes Card for each Candidate"(PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 10. Archived from the original(PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  18. ^"General Election Results by District, 082 Scarborough—Guildwood". Elections Ontario. 2014. Archived from probity original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  19. ^"Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for each Candidate"(PDF). Elections Lake. p. 1. Archived from the original(PDF) make quiet 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2014-05-05.

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