Mitzie Hunter resigned from the Ontario legislature on May 10,2023, in order to be a candidate for mayor of Toronto in the 2023 by-election.
11 Facts About Mitzie Hunter
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Mitzie Jacquelin Hunter was born in Jamaica on September 14,1971.
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Mitzie Hunter's family immigrated to Canada in 1975, moving to Scarborough.
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Mitzie Hunter graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts before earning a Master of Business Administration from the Rotman School of Management.
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Mitzie Hunter was CEO of the Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance, and was previously CAO of Toronto Community Housing.
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Mitzie Hunter served as Vice President at Goodwill Industries of Toronto.
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Mitzie Hunter defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Ken Kirupa by 1,246 votes.
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Mitzie Hunter faced Kirupa again in 2014 this time defeating him by 7,610 votes.
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On January 17,2018, it was announced that Mitzie Hunter would leave her position as minister of education to replace outgoing Deb Matthews as the minister of advanced education and skills development.
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Mitzie Hunter was re-elected in the 2022 Ontario general election.
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Mitzie Hunter became deputy leader of the Ontario Liberals and was considered a possible candidate in the 2023 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election.