Aileen Carroll
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Margaret Aileen Carroll, PC
, MPP (born June 1, 1944, Halifax
, Nova Scotia
) is a Canadian
politician
. She was the federal Minister for International Cooperation
in the Paul Martin
government, and later Ontario's Minister of Culture and Minister Responsible for Seniors.
from St. Mary's University (1965) and a Bachelor of Education
from York University
(1989). Carroll's husband, D. Kevin Carroll, Q.C., is the President of the Canadian Bar Association
from 2009-2010. They have two grown children, Daniel and Joanna.
, representing the downtown Barrie ward.
In the 1993 election, Simcoe Centre
(predecessor of Barrie) was the only Ontario riding that did not elect a Liberal MP. In 1997, Carroll sought and won the Liberal nomination for the newly created Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford. She went on to win the 1997 election with a sizable margin, and was re-elected again in 2000. After merger of the conservative parties, she was elected in 2004 in the newly created riding of Barrie
with a substantially reduced margin of victory.
Carroll served as Parliamentary Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2001 to 2003. A staunch Paul Martin
supporter, Carroll was named Minister for International Cooperation, responsible for the Canadian International Development Agency
, when Paul Martin became Prime Minister on December 12, 2003. She retained that portfolio until the Liberals were defeated in 2006, when she lost her seat to her 2004 challenger Patrick Brown
.
She subsequently stood as Ontario Liberal Party
candidate in the provincial Barrie
riding for the 2007 Ontario election
, and defeated incumbent MPP Joe Tascona, who was also Brown's uncle. She was named to the provincial cabinet
of Premier Dalton McGuinty
as Minister of Culture
and as Minister Responsible for Seniors
shortly after that election. She was relieved of her cabinet posts in January 2010. In 2011, she announced she would not run for re-election in the riding of Barrie
|-
|Aileen Carroll
|align="right"|19,548
|align="right"|42.20%
|align="right"|+6.07%
|-
|Joe Tascona
|align="right"|18,167
|align="right"|39.22%
|align="right"|-12.56%
|-
|Erich Jacoby-Hawkins
|align="right"|4,385
|align="right"|9.47%
|align="right"|+7.37%
|-
|Larry Taylor]
|align="right"|3,700
|align="right"|7.99%
|align="right"|-1.27%
|-
|Roberto Sales
|align="right"|173
|align="right"|0.27%
|align="right"|-0.45%
|-
|Paolo Fabrizio
|align="right"|168
|align="right"|0.32%
|align="right"|*
|-
|Darren Roskam
|align="right"|102
|align="right"|0.22%
|align="right"|*
|-
|Daniel Gary Predie
|align="right"|77
|align="right"|0.17%
|align="right"|*
|}
|-
|Liberal
|Aileen CARROLL
|align="right"| 26,309
|Canadian Alliance
|Rob HAMILTON
|align="right"|17,600
|Progressive Conservative
|Jane MACLAREN
|align="right"|7,588
|New Democratic Party
|Keith LINDSAY
|align="right"|2,385
|Canadian Action
|Ian WOODS
|align="right"|387
|CHP
|Brian K. WHITE
|align="right"| 234
|-
|Liberal
|Aileen Carroll
|align="right"|23,549
|Reform
|Bonnie AINSWORTH
|align="right"|16,042
|Progressive Conservative
| John TROTTER
|align="right"|10,735
|New Democratic Party
|Peggy MCCOMB
|align="right"| 2,580
|Green
|Marie STERNBERG
|align="right"|506
|Christian Heritage
|VANDER Dan KOOI
|align="right"|421
|Canadian Action
|Ian WOODS
|align="right"|327
Margaret Aileen Carroll, PC
, MPP (born June 1, 1944, Halifax
, Nova Scotia
) is a Canadian
politician
. She was the federal Minister for International Cooperation
in the Paul Martin
government, and later Ontario's Minister of Culture and Minister Responsible for Seniors.
from St. Mary's University (1965) and a Bachelor of Education
from York University
(1989). Carroll's husband, D. Kevin Carroll, Q.C., is the President of the Canadian Bar Association
from 2009-2010. They have two grown children, Daniel and Joanna.
, representing the downtown Barrie ward.
In the 1993 election, Simcoe Centre
(predecessor of Barrie) was the only Ontario riding that did not elect a Liberal MP. In 1997, Carroll sought and won the Liberal nomination for the newly created Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford. She went on to win the 1997 election with a sizable margin, and was re-elected again in 2000. After merger of the conservative parties, she was elected in 2004 in the newly created riding of Barrie
with a substantially reduced margin of victory.
Carroll served as Parliamentary Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2001 to 2003. A staunch Paul Martin
supporter, Carroll was named Minister for International Cooperation, responsible for the Canadian International Development Agency
, when Paul Martin became Prime Minister on December 12, 2003. She retained that portfolio until the Liberals were defeated in 2006, when she lost her seat to her 2004 challenger Patrick Brown
.
She subsequently stood as Ontario Liberal Party
candidate in the provincial Barrie
riding for the 2007 Ontario election
, and defeated incumbent MPP Joe Tascona, who was also Brown's uncle. She was named to the provincial cabinet
of Premier Dalton McGuinty
as Minister of Culture
and as Minister Responsible for Seniors
shortly after that election. She was relieved of her cabinet posts in January 2010. In 2011, she announced she would not run for re-election in the riding of Barrie
|-
|Aileen Carroll
|align="right"|19,548
|align="right"|42.20%
|align="right"|+6.07%
|-
|Joe Tascona
|align="right"|18,167
|align="right"|39.22%
|align="right"|-12.56%
|-
|Erich Jacoby-Hawkins
|align="right"|4,385
|align="right"|9.47%
|align="right"|+7.37%
|-
|Larry Taylor]
|align="right"|3,700
|align="right"|7.99%
|align="right"|-1.27%
|-
|Roberto Sales
|align="right"|173
|align="right"|0.27%
|align="right"|-0.45%
|-
|Paolo Fabrizio
|align="right"|168
|align="right"|0.32%
|align="right"|*
|-
|Darren Roskam
|align="right"|102
|align="right"|0.22%
|align="right"|*
|-
|Daniel Gary Predie
|align="right"|77
|align="right"|0.17%
|align="right"|*
|}
|-
|Liberal
|Aileen CARROLL
|align="right"| 26,309
|Canadian Alliance
|Rob HAMILTON
|align="right"|17,600
|Progressive Conservative
|Jane MACLAREN
|align="right"|7,588
|New Democratic Party
|Keith LINDSAY
|align="right"|2,385
|Canadian Action
|Ian WOODS
|align="right"|387
|CHP
|Brian K. WHITE
|align="right"| 234
|-
|Liberal
|Aileen Carroll
|align="right"|23,549
|Reform
|Bonnie AINSWORTH
|align="right"|16,042
|Progressive Conservative
| John TROTTER
|align="right"|10,735
|New Democratic Party
|Peggy MCCOMB
|align="right"| 2,580
|Green
|Marie STERNBERG
|align="right"|506
|Christian Heritage
|VANDER Dan KOOI
|align="right"|421
|Canadian Action
|Ian WOODS
|align="right"|327
Margaret Aileen Carroll, PC
, MPP (born June 1, 1944, Halifax
, Nova Scotia
) is a Canadian
politician
. She was the federal Minister for International Cooperation
in the Paul Martin
government, and later Ontario's Minister of Culture and Minister Responsible for Seniors.
from St. Mary's University (1965) and a Bachelor of Education
from York University
(1989). Carroll's husband, D. Kevin Carroll, Q.C., is the President of the Canadian Bar Association
from 2009-2010. They have two grown children, Daniel and Joanna.
, representing the downtown Barrie ward.
In the 1993 election, Simcoe Centre
(predecessor of Barrie) was the only Ontario riding that did not elect a Liberal MP. In 1997, Carroll sought and won the Liberal nomination for the newly created Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford. She went on to win the 1997 election with a sizable margin, and was re-elected again in 2000. After merger of the conservative parties, she was elected in 2004 in the newly created riding of Barrie
with a substantially reduced margin of victory.
Carroll served as Parliamentary Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2001 to 2003. A staunch Paul Martin
supporter, Carroll was named Minister for International Cooperation, responsible for the Canadian International Development Agency
, when Paul Martin became Prime Minister on December 12, 2003. She retained that portfolio until the Liberals were defeated in 2006, when she lost her seat to her 2004 challenger Patrick Brown
.
She subsequently stood as Ontario Liberal Party
candidate in the provincial Barrie
riding for the 2007 Ontario election
, and defeated incumbent MPP Joe Tascona, who was also Brown's uncle. She was named to the provincial cabinet
of Premier Dalton McGuinty
as Minister of Culture
and as Minister Responsible for Seniors
shortly after that election. She was relieved of her cabinet posts in January 2010. In 2011, she announced she would not run for re-election in the riding of Barrie
|-
|Aileen Carroll
|align="right"|19,548
|align="right"|42.20%
|align="right"|+6.07%
|-
|Joe Tascona
|align="right"|18,167
|align="right"|39.22%
|align="right"|-12.56%
|-
|Erich Jacoby-Hawkins
|align="right"|4,385
|align="right"|9.47%
|align="right"|+7.37%
|-
|Larry Taylor]
|align="right"|3,700
|align="right"|7.99%
|align="right"|-1.27%
|-
|Roberto Sales
|align="right"|173
|align="right"|0.27%
|align="right"|-0.45%
|-
|Paolo Fabrizio
|align="right"|168
|align="right"|0.32%
|align="right"|*
|-
|Darren Roskam
|align="right"|102
|align="right"|0.22%
|align="right"|*
|-
|Daniel Gary Predie
|align="right"|77
|align="right"|0.17%
|align="right"|*
|}
|-
|Liberal
|Aileen CARROLL
|align="right"| 26,309
|Canadian Alliance
|Rob HAMILTON
|align="right"|17,600
|Progressive Conservative
|Jane MACLAREN
|align="right"|7,588
|New Democratic Party
|Keith LINDSAY
|align="right"|2,385
|Canadian Action
|Ian WOODS
|align="right"|387
|CHP
|Brian K. WHITE
|align="right"| 234
|-
|Liberal
|Aileen Carroll
|align="right"|23,549
|Reform
|Bonnie AINSWORTH
|align="right"|16,042
|Progressive Conservative
| John TROTTER
|align="right"|10,735
|New Democratic Party
|Peggy MCCOMB
|align="right"| 2,580
|Green
|Marie STERNBERG
|align="right"|506
|Christian Heritage
|VANDER Dan KOOI
|align="right"|421
|Canadian Action
|Ian WOODS
|align="right"|327
Queen's Privy Council for Canada
The Queen's Privy Council for Canada ), sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or simply the Privy Council, is the full group of personal consultants to the monarch of Canada on state and constitutional affairs, though responsible government requires the sovereign or her viceroy,...
, MPP (born June 1, 1944, Halifax
City of Halifax
Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
) is a Canadian
Canada
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politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
. She was the federal Minister for International Cooperation
Minister for International Cooperation (Canada)
The Minister for International Cooperation is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing Canadian international development strategy, including responsibility for the Canadian International Development Agency . The current Minister is Bev Oda.-Ministers:Key:...
in the Paul Martin
Paul Martin
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC , also known as Paul Martin, Jr. is a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....
government, and later Ontario's Minister of Culture and Minister Responsible for Seniors.
Personal life
Carroll has a Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from St. Mary's University (1965) and a Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Education
A Bachelor of Education is an undergraduate academic degree which qualifies the graduate as a teacher in schools.-North America:...
from York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
(1989). Carroll's husband, D. Kevin Carroll, Q.C., is the President of the Canadian Bar Association
Canadian Bar Association
The Canadian Bar Association represents over 37,000 lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers, and law students from across Canada.-History:The Association's first Annual Meeting was held in Montreal in 1896. However, the CBA has been in continuous existence in its present form since 1914...
from 2009-2010. They have two grown children, Daniel and Joanna.
Political career
Carroll began her career in politics as a Barrie City councillorBarrie City Council
Barrie City Council is the governing body for the City of Barrie, in Ontario, Canada.The council consists of the Mayor of Barrie and ten councillors, who represent the ten wards of the city...
, representing the downtown Barrie ward.
In the 1993 election, Simcoe Centre
Simcoe Centre
Simcoe Centre was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Grey—Simcoe, Simcoe South and Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe ridings....
(predecessor of Barrie) was the only Ontario riding that did not elect a Liberal MP. In 1997, Carroll sought and won the Liberal nomination for the newly created Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford. She went on to win the 1997 election with a sizable margin, and was re-elected again in 2000. After merger of the conservative parties, she was elected in 2004 in the newly created riding of Barrie
Barrie (electoral district)
Barrie is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It consists of the City of Barrie in the County of Simcoe. It was created in 2003 when its predecessor, Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, was...
with a substantially reduced margin of victory.
Carroll served as Parliamentary Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2001 to 2003. A staunch Paul Martin
Paul Martin
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC , also known as Paul Martin, Jr. is a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....
supporter, Carroll was named Minister for International Cooperation, responsible for the Canadian International Development Agency
Canadian International Development Agency
The Canadian International Development Agency was formed in 1968 by the Canadian government. CIDA administers foreign aid programs in developing countries, and operates in partnership with other Canadian organizations in the public and private sectors as well as other international organizations...
, when Paul Martin became Prime Minister on December 12, 2003. She retained that portfolio until the Liberals were defeated in 2006, when she lost her seat to her 2004 challenger Patrick Brown
Patrick Brown (politician)
Patrick W. Brown is a Canadian lawyer and politician affiliated with the Conservative Party of Canada. In 2006, Brown was elected to serve in the Canadian parliament representing the riding of Barrie...
.
She subsequently stood as Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
candidate in the provincial Barrie
Barrie (provincial electoral district)
Barrie is a provincial electoral district in central Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 2007 provincial election. The entire riding was created from Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford.The riding includes all of the City of Barrie.-Members:-Election results:...
riding for the 2007 Ontario election
Ontario general election, 2007
The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10, 2007 to elect members of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Liberals under Dalton McGuinty won the election with a majority government, winning 71 out of a possible 107 seats with 42.2% of the popular...
, and defeated incumbent MPP Joe Tascona, who was also Brown's uncle. She was named to the provincial cabinet
Executive Council of Ontario
The Executive Council of Ontario plays an important role in theGovernment of Ontario, in accordance with the Westminster system....
of Premier Dalton McGuinty
Dalton McGuinty
Dalton James Patrick McGuinty, Jr., MPP is a Canadian lawyer, politician and, since October 23, 2003, the 24th and current Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario....
as Minister of Culture
Ministry of Culture (Ontario)
The Ministry of Culture in the Canadian province of Ontario was responsible for the development of policies and programs and the operation of programs related to arts, cultural industries, heritage sectors and libraries, in Ontario...
and as Minister Responsible for Seniors
Ontario Seniors' Secretariat
Ontario Seniors' Secretariat is responsible for senior citizens issues in the Canadian province of Ontario.The current Minister Responsible for Seniors is the Honourable Sophia Aggelonitis....
shortly after that election. She was relieved of her cabinet posts in January 2010. In 2011, she announced she would not run for re-election in the riding of Barrie
Electoral record
|-
|Aileen Carroll
|align="right"|19,548
|align="right"|42.20%
|align="right"|+6.07%
|-
|Joe Tascona
|align="right"|18,167
|align="right"|39.22%
|align="right"|-12.56%
|-
|Erich Jacoby-Hawkins
|align="right"|4,385
|align="right"|9.47%
|align="right"|+7.37%
|-
|Larry Taylor]
|align="right"|3,700
|align="right"|7.99%
|align="right"|-1.27%
|-
|Roberto Sales
|align="right"|173
|align="right"|0.27%
|align="right"|-0.45%
|-
|Paolo Fabrizio
|align="right"|168
|align="right"|0.32%
|align="right"|*
|-
|Darren Roskam
|align="right"|102
|align="right"|0.22%
|align="right"|*
|-
|Daniel Gary Predie
|align="right"|77
|align="right"|0.17%
|align="right"|*
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Aileen CARROLL
|align="right"| 26,309
|Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...
|Rob HAMILTON
|align="right"|17,600
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|Jane MACLAREN
|align="right"|7,588
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Keith LINDSAY
|align="right"|2,385
|Canadian Action
Canadian Action Party
The Canadian Action Party is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1997. It promotes Canadian nationalism, monetary and electoral reform, and opposes neoliberal globalization and free trade agreements.- Background :The Canadian Action Party was founded by Paul T...
|Ian WOODS
|align="right"|387
|CHP
|Brian K. WHITE
|align="right"| 234
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Aileen Carroll
|align="right"|23,549
|Reform
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
|Bonnie AINSWORTH
|align="right"|16,042
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
| John TROTTER
|align="right"|10,735
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Peggy MCCOMB
|align="right"| 2,580
|Green
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
|Marie STERNBERG
|align="right"|506
|Christian Heritage
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
The Christian Heritage Party of Canada, also referred to as CHP Canada, is a federal political party that advocates that Canada be governed according to Biblical principles...
|VANDER Dan KOOI
|align="right"|421
|Canadian Action
Canadian Action Party
The Canadian Action Party is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1997. It promotes Canadian nationalism, monetary and electoral reform, and opposes neoliberal globalization and free trade agreements.- Background :The Canadian Action Party was founded by Paul T...
|Ian WOODS
|align="right"|327
External links
Margaret Aileen Carroll, PC
Queen's Privy Council for Canada
The Queen's Privy Council for Canada ), sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or simply the Privy Council, is the full group of personal consultants to the monarch of Canada on state and constitutional affairs, though responsible government requires the sovereign or her viceroy,...
, MPP (born June 1, 1944, Halifax
City of Halifax
Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
) is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
. She was the federal Minister for International Cooperation
Minister for International Cooperation (Canada)
The Minister for International Cooperation is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing Canadian international development strategy, including responsibility for the Canadian International Development Agency . The current Minister is Bev Oda.-Ministers:Key:...
in the Paul Martin
Paul Martin
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC , also known as Paul Martin, Jr. is a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....
government, and later Ontario's Minister of Culture and Minister Responsible for Seniors.
Personal life
Carroll has a Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from St. Mary's University (1965) and a Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Education
A Bachelor of Education is an undergraduate academic degree which qualifies the graduate as a teacher in schools.-North America:...
from York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
(1989). Carroll's husband, D. Kevin Carroll, Q.C., is the President of the Canadian Bar Association
Canadian Bar Association
The Canadian Bar Association represents over 37,000 lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers, and law students from across Canada.-History:The Association's first Annual Meeting was held in Montreal in 1896. However, the CBA has been in continuous existence in its present form since 1914...
from 2009-2010. They have two grown children, Daniel and Joanna.
Political career
Carroll began her career in politics as a Barrie City councillorBarrie City Council
Barrie City Council is the governing body for the City of Barrie, in Ontario, Canada.The council consists of the Mayor of Barrie and ten councillors, who represent the ten wards of the city...
, representing the downtown Barrie ward.
In the 1993 election, Simcoe Centre
Simcoe Centre
Simcoe Centre was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Grey—Simcoe, Simcoe South and Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe ridings....
(predecessor of Barrie) was the only Ontario riding that did not elect a Liberal MP. In 1997, Carroll sought and won the Liberal nomination for the newly created Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford. She went on to win the 1997 election with a sizable margin, and was re-elected again in 2000. After merger of the conservative parties, she was elected in 2004 in the newly created riding of Barrie
Barrie (electoral district)
Barrie is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It consists of the City of Barrie in the County of Simcoe. It was created in 2003 when its predecessor, Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, was...
with a substantially reduced margin of victory.
Carroll served as Parliamentary Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2001 to 2003. A staunch Paul Martin
Paul Martin
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC , also known as Paul Martin, Jr. is a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....
supporter, Carroll was named Minister for International Cooperation, responsible for the Canadian International Development Agency
Canadian International Development Agency
The Canadian International Development Agency was formed in 1968 by the Canadian government. CIDA administers foreign aid programs in developing countries, and operates in partnership with other Canadian organizations in the public and private sectors as well as other international organizations...
, when Paul Martin became Prime Minister on December 12, 2003. She retained that portfolio until the Liberals were defeated in 2006, when she lost her seat to her 2004 challenger Patrick Brown
Patrick Brown (politician)
Patrick W. Brown is a Canadian lawyer and politician affiliated with the Conservative Party of Canada. In 2006, Brown was elected to serve in the Canadian parliament representing the riding of Barrie...
.
She subsequently stood as Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
candidate in the provincial Barrie
Barrie (provincial electoral district)
Barrie is a provincial electoral district in central Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 2007 provincial election. The entire riding was created from Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford.The riding includes all of the City of Barrie.-Members:-Election results:...
riding for the 2007 Ontario election
Ontario general election, 2007
The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10, 2007 to elect members of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Liberals under Dalton McGuinty won the election with a majority government, winning 71 out of a possible 107 seats with 42.2% of the popular...
, and defeated incumbent MPP Joe Tascona, who was also Brown's uncle. She was named to the provincial cabinet
Executive Council of Ontario
The Executive Council of Ontario plays an important role in theGovernment of Ontario, in accordance with the Westminster system....
of Premier Dalton McGuinty
Dalton McGuinty
Dalton James Patrick McGuinty, Jr., MPP is a Canadian lawyer, politician and, since October 23, 2003, the 24th and current Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario....
as Minister of Culture
Ministry of Culture (Ontario)
The Ministry of Culture in the Canadian province of Ontario was responsible for the development of policies and programs and the operation of programs related to arts, cultural industries, heritage sectors and libraries, in Ontario...
and as Minister Responsible for Seniors
Ontario Seniors' Secretariat
Ontario Seniors' Secretariat is responsible for senior citizens issues in the Canadian province of Ontario.The current Minister Responsible for Seniors is the Honourable Sophia Aggelonitis....
shortly after that election. She was relieved of her cabinet posts in January 2010. In 2011, she announced she would not run for re-election in the riding of Barrie
Electoral record
|-
|Aileen Carroll
|align="right"|19,548
|align="right"|42.20%
|align="right"|+6.07%
|-
|Joe Tascona
|align="right"|18,167
|align="right"|39.22%
|align="right"|-12.56%
|-
|Erich Jacoby-Hawkins
|align="right"|4,385
|align="right"|9.47%
|align="right"|+7.37%
|-
|Larry Taylor]
|align="right"|3,700
|align="right"|7.99%
|align="right"|-1.27%
|-
|Roberto Sales
|align="right"|173
|align="right"|0.27%
|align="right"|-0.45%
|-
|Paolo Fabrizio
|align="right"|168
|align="right"|0.32%
|align="right"|*
|-
|Darren Roskam
|align="right"|102
|align="right"|0.22%
|align="right"|*
|-
|Daniel Gary Predie
|align="right"|77
|align="right"|0.17%
|align="right"|*
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Aileen CARROLL
|align="right"| 26,309
|Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...
|Rob HAMILTON
|align="right"|17,600
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|Jane MACLAREN
|align="right"|7,588
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Keith LINDSAY
|align="right"|2,385
|Canadian Action
Canadian Action Party
The Canadian Action Party is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1997. It promotes Canadian nationalism, monetary and electoral reform, and opposes neoliberal globalization and free trade agreements.- Background :The Canadian Action Party was founded by Paul T...
|Ian WOODS
|align="right"|387
|CHP
|Brian K. WHITE
|align="right"| 234
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Aileen Carroll
|align="right"|23,549
|Reform
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
|Bonnie AINSWORTH
|align="right"|16,042
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
| John TROTTER
|align="right"|10,735
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Peggy MCCOMB
|align="right"| 2,580
|Green
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
|Marie STERNBERG
|align="right"|506
|Christian Heritage
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
The Christian Heritage Party of Canada, also referred to as CHP Canada, is a federal political party that advocates that Canada be governed according to Biblical principles...
|VANDER Dan KOOI
|align="right"|421
|Canadian Action
Canadian Action Party
The Canadian Action Party is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1997. It promotes Canadian nationalism, monetary and electoral reform, and opposes neoliberal globalization and free trade agreements.- Background :The Canadian Action Party was founded by Paul T...
|Ian WOODS
|align="right"|327
External links
Margaret Aileen Carroll, PC
Queen's Privy Council for Canada
The Queen's Privy Council for Canada ), sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or simply the Privy Council, is the full group of personal consultants to the monarch of Canada on state and constitutional affairs, though responsible government requires the sovereign or her viceroy,...
, MPP (born June 1, 1944, Halifax
City of Halifax
Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
) is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
. She was the federal Minister for International Cooperation
Minister for International Cooperation (Canada)
The Minister for International Cooperation is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing Canadian international development strategy, including responsibility for the Canadian International Development Agency . The current Minister is Bev Oda.-Ministers:Key:...
in the Paul Martin
Paul Martin
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC , also known as Paul Martin, Jr. is a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....
government, and later Ontario's Minister of Culture and Minister Responsible for Seniors.
Personal life
Carroll has a Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from St. Mary's University (1965) and a Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Education
A Bachelor of Education is an undergraduate academic degree which qualifies the graduate as a teacher in schools.-North America:...
from York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
(1989). Carroll's husband, D. Kevin Carroll, Q.C., is the President of the Canadian Bar Association
Canadian Bar Association
The Canadian Bar Association represents over 37,000 lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers, and law students from across Canada.-History:The Association's first Annual Meeting was held in Montreal in 1896. However, the CBA has been in continuous existence in its present form since 1914...
from 2009-2010. They have two grown children, Daniel and Joanna.
Political career
Carroll began her career in politics as a Barrie City councillorBarrie City Council
Barrie City Council is the governing body for the City of Barrie, in Ontario, Canada.The council consists of the Mayor of Barrie and ten councillors, who represent the ten wards of the city...
, representing the downtown Barrie ward.
In the 1993 election, Simcoe Centre
Simcoe Centre
Simcoe Centre was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Grey—Simcoe, Simcoe South and Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe ridings....
(predecessor of Barrie) was the only Ontario riding that did not elect a Liberal MP. In 1997, Carroll sought and won the Liberal nomination for the newly created Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford. She went on to win the 1997 election with a sizable margin, and was re-elected again in 2000. After merger of the conservative parties, she was elected in 2004 in the newly created riding of Barrie
Barrie (electoral district)
Barrie is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It consists of the City of Barrie in the County of Simcoe. It was created in 2003 when its predecessor, Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, was...
with a substantially reduced margin of victory.
Carroll served as Parliamentary Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2001 to 2003. A staunch Paul Martin
Paul Martin
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC , also known as Paul Martin, Jr. is a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....
supporter, Carroll was named Minister for International Cooperation, responsible for the Canadian International Development Agency
Canadian International Development Agency
The Canadian International Development Agency was formed in 1968 by the Canadian government. CIDA administers foreign aid programs in developing countries, and operates in partnership with other Canadian organizations in the public and private sectors as well as other international organizations...
, when Paul Martin became Prime Minister on December 12, 2003. She retained that portfolio until the Liberals were defeated in 2006, when she lost her seat to her 2004 challenger Patrick Brown
Patrick Brown (politician)
Patrick W. Brown is a Canadian lawyer and politician affiliated with the Conservative Party of Canada. In 2006, Brown was elected to serve in the Canadian parliament representing the riding of Barrie...
.
She subsequently stood as Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
candidate in the provincial Barrie
Barrie (provincial electoral district)
Barrie is a provincial electoral district in central Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 2007 provincial election. The entire riding was created from Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford.The riding includes all of the City of Barrie.-Members:-Election results:...
riding for the 2007 Ontario election
Ontario general election, 2007
The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10, 2007 to elect members of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Liberals under Dalton McGuinty won the election with a majority government, winning 71 out of a possible 107 seats with 42.2% of the popular...
, and defeated incumbent MPP Joe Tascona, who was also Brown's uncle. She was named to the provincial cabinet
Executive Council of Ontario
The Executive Council of Ontario plays an important role in theGovernment of Ontario, in accordance with the Westminster system....
of Premier Dalton McGuinty
Dalton McGuinty
Dalton James Patrick McGuinty, Jr., MPP is a Canadian lawyer, politician and, since October 23, 2003, the 24th and current Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario....
as Minister of Culture
Ministry of Culture (Ontario)
The Ministry of Culture in the Canadian province of Ontario was responsible for the development of policies and programs and the operation of programs related to arts, cultural industries, heritage sectors and libraries, in Ontario...
and as Minister Responsible for Seniors
Ontario Seniors' Secretariat
Ontario Seniors' Secretariat is responsible for senior citizens issues in the Canadian province of Ontario.The current Minister Responsible for Seniors is the Honourable Sophia Aggelonitis....
shortly after that election. She was relieved of her cabinet posts in January 2010. In 2011, she announced she would not run for re-election in the riding of Barrie
Electoral record
|-
|Aileen Carroll
|align="right"|19,548
|align="right"|42.20%
|align="right"|+6.07%
|-
|Joe Tascona
|align="right"|18,167
|align="right"|39.22%
|align="right"|-12.56%
|-
|Erich Jacoby-Hawkins
|align="right"|4,385
|align="right"|9.47%
|align="right"|+7.37%
|-
|Larry Taylor]
|align="right"|3,700
|align="right"|7.99%
|align="right"|-1.27%
|-
|Roberto Sales
|align="right"|173
|align="right"|0.27%
|align="right"|-0.45%
|-
|Paolo Fabrizio
|align="right"|168
|align="right"|0.32%
|align="right"|*
|-
|Darren Roskam
|align="right"|102
|align="right"|0.22%
|align="right"|*
|-
|Daniel Gary Predie
|align="right"|77
|align="right"|0.17%
|align="right"|*
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Aileen CARROLL
|align="right"| 26,309
|Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...
|Rob HAMILTON
|align="right"|17,600
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|Jane MACLAREN
|align="right"|7,588
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Keith LINDSAY
|align="right"|2,385
|Canadian Action
Canadian Action Party
The Canadian Action Party is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1997. It promotes Canadian nationalism, monetary and electoral reform, and opposes neoliberal globalization and free trade agreements.- Background :The Canadian Action Party was founded by Paul T...
|Ian WOODS
|align="right"|387
|CHP
|Brian K. WHITE
|align="right"| 234
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Aileen Carroll
|align="right"|23,549
|Reform
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
|Bonnie AINSWORTH
|align="right"|16,042
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
| John TROTTER
|align="right"|10,735
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Peggy MCCOMB
|align="right"| 2,580
|Green
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
|Marie STERNBERG
|align="right"|506
|Christian Heritage
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
The Christian Heritage Party of Canada, also referred to as CHP Canada, is a federal political party that advocates that Canada be governed according to Biblical principles...
|VANDER Dan KOOI
|align="right"|421
|Canadian Action
Canadian Action Party
The Canadian Action Party is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1997. It promotes Canadian nationalism, monetary and electoral reform, and opposes neoliberal globalization and free trade agreements.- Background :The Canadian Action Party was founded by Paul T...
|Ian WOODS
|align="right"|327