Timothy E. Carroll (born January 17, 1951) is a Canadian politician and educator. He represented

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in the

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from 1986 to 1996 as a

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. Carroll was born in 1951 in

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. He graduated from the

University of Prince Edward Island The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a public university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and the only university in the province. Founded in 1969, the enabling legislation is the ''University Act, R.S.P.E.I 2000.'' H ...

with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, and the

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with a Masters of Business Administration degree. He married Kathy Jenkins in 1978. In his early career, he was manager of the Ontario Vegetable Board for five years, worked as a marketing consultant in Western Canada and P.E.I., and was an assistant professor at

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and the University of Prince Edward Island. Carroll entered provincial politics in

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, when he was elected a councillor for the electoral district of 5th Queens, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Wilfred MacDonald. On May 2, 1986, Carroll was appointed to the

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as Minister of Agriculture. He resigned from cabinet in October 1988, but remained MLA and was re-elected in the

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, and 1993 elections. He resigned as MLA on October 1, 1996. Following his political career, Carroll continued to teach at the University of Prince Edward Island, where he is an assistant professor in the School of Business.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, Tim 1951 births Living people Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island Politicians from Charlottetown Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs University of Prince Edward Island alumni University of Saskatchewan alumni Academic staff of St. Francis Xavier University