Jack Carroll (born November 9, 1942) is a former
politician
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking ...
in Ontario,
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. He was a
Progressive Conservative member of the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999.
Background
Carroll was educated at the
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 ...
, and worked as a high school teacher. He also served as an executive of
General Motors of Canada Ltd., and owned a car dealership.
Politics
In the
1995 provincial election, Carroll was elected in the
riding of
Chatham—Kent over
Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
Mike Ferguson by 546 votes and
New Democrat
New Democrats, also known as centrist Democrats, Clinton Democrats, or moderate Democrats, are a centrist ideological faction within the Democratic Party in the United States. As the Third Way faction of the party, they are seen as cultural ...
incumbent
Randy Hope.
He served as a backbench supporter of
Mike Harris
Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945) is a Canadian retired politician who served as the 22nd premier of Ontario from 1995 to 2002 and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC Party) from 1990 to 2002. During his time ...
's government for the next four years, and was a
parliamentary assistant
In UK politics, a parliamentary assistant is an unelected partisan member of staff employed by a Member of Parliament (MP) to assist them with their parliamentary duties. Parliamentary assistants usually work at the House of Commons in the ...
from 1996 to 1999.
In 1996, the Harris government reduced the number of provincial ridings from 130 to 103. Several sitting MPPs were forced to run against one another, and Carroll was defeated by Liberal MPP
Pat Hoy by 8,001 votes in the new riding of
Chatham—Kent—Essex.
During the election, the national media reported an extremely large demonstration against the Progressive Conservative government in
Chatham
Chatham may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions Canada
* Chatham Islands (British Columbia)
* Chatham Sound, British Columbia
* Chatham, New Brunswick, a former town, now a neighbourhood of Miramichi
* Chatham (electoral district), New Brunswic ...
.
Carroll supported the
Reform Party at the federal level in the 1990s, and endorsed
Tom Long's bid to lead the
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance (french: Alliance canadienne), formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (french: Alliance réformiste-conservatrice canadienne), was a centre-right to right-wing federal political party in Canada that existed ...
in 2000.
Roles
*Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Community and Social Services (January 8, 1996 — June 2, 1999)
*Member, Standing Committee on Social Development (January 20, 1997 — April 23, 1998; May 4, 1998 — April 22, 1999; April 29, 1999 — May 05, 1999)
*Member and Chair, Standing Committee on General Government (November 2, 1995 — January 20, 1997)
*Member, Standing Committee on Resources Development (November 2, 1995 — January 20, 1997)
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, Jack
1942 births
Living people
People from Peterborough, Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs