Carolyn Parrish
| Carolyn Parrish | |
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| Mississauga City Council | |
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Assumed office December 1, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Bonnie Crombie |
| Constituency | Ward 5 (Britannia Woods-Malton) |
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In office 2006–2010 |
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| Preceded by | George Carlson |
| Succeeded by | Ron Starr |
| Constituency | Ward 6 (Erindale) |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Mississauga—Erindale |
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In office 2004–2006 |
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| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Omar Alghabra |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Mississauga Centre |
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In office 1997–2004 |
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| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Mississauga West |
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In office 1993–1997 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Horner |
| Succeeded by | Steve Mahoney |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Karolina Janoszewska October 3, 1946 Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations |
Liberal (1993-2004) |
| Profession | Teacher, writer |
Carolyn Parrish (born October 3, 1946) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the House of Commons from 1993 to 2006 representing ridings in Mississauga, Ontario. She became a city councillor in Mississauga in 2006, and remained there until 2010, when she was defeated by Ron Starr. After a brief retirement from politics, Parrish contested and won the position of Councillor for Ward 5 in the 2014 municipal election.
Parrish was born as Karolina Janoszewska and is of Polish heritage. Her sister is romance novelist Marsha Canham. Parrish studied at the University of Toronto, St. Michael's College, graduating in 1969, and became a high school teacher. She served as a Trustee in the Region of Peel from 1985 to 1990, and was chairperson from 1988 to 1990. She was first elected to the House of Commons as a Liberal in the 1993 election and was re-elected in the three subsequent general elections of 1997, 2000 and 2004. She ended her federal career representing the Mississauga, Ontario riding of Mississauga—Erindale as an independent Member of Parliament.
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