Carolyn Parrish
Carolyn Parrish | |
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Parrish in 2007 | |
| 7th Mayor of Mississauga | |
| Assumed office June 24, 2024 | |
| Deputy | Matt Mahoney |
| Preceded by | Bonnie Crombie |
| Mississauga City Councillor | |
| In office December 1, 2014 – March 15, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Bonnie Crombie |
| Succeeded by | Natalie Hart |
| Constituency | Ward 5 (Britannia Woods-Malton) |
| In office November 14, 2006 – January 1, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | George Carlson |
| Succeeded by | Ron Starr |
| Constituency | Ward 6 (Erindale) |
| Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Erindale (Mississauga Centre; 1997–2004) (Mississauga West; 1993–1997) | |
| In office October 25, 1993 – January 22, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Horner |
| Succeeded by | Omar Alghabra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karolina Janozeski October 3, 1946 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (1993–2004) |
| Relatives | Marsha Canham (sister) |
| Profession | Teacher, writer |
Carolyn Parrish (born Karolina Janozeski; October 3, 1946) is a Canadian politician who has been the 7th and current mayor of Mississauga since June 24, 2024. Parrish previously served as a member of Parliament (MP), representing ridings in Mississauga from 1993 to 2006. She sat as a Liberal until 2004. She was a Mississauga city councillor from 2006 to 2010 and later from 2014 to 2024 when she resigned to contest the 2024 by-election for mayor.