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Timothy E. Carroll
MLA (Councillor) for 5th Queens
In office
1986–1996
Preceded byWilfred MacDonald
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
Born (1951-01-17) January 17, 1951 (age 73)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Political partyPrince Edward Island Liberal Party

Timothy E. Carroll (born January 17, 1951)[1][2] is a Canadian politician and educator. He represented 5th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1986 to 1996 as a Liberal.[3]

Carroll was born in 1951 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.[3] He graduated from the University of Prince Edward Island with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, and the University of Saskatchewan with a Masters of Business Administration degree.[3] He married Kathy Jenkins in 1978.[3] 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.,[4] and was an assistant professor at St. Francis Xavier University and the University of Prince Edward Island.[3]

Carroll entered provincial politics in 1986, when he was elected a councillor for the electoral district of 5th Queens, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Wilfred MacDonald.[5] On May 2, 1986, Carroll was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Agriculture.[6] He resigned from cabinet in October 1988,[3] but remained MLA and was re-elected in the 1989,[7] and 1993 elections.[8] He resigned as MLA on October 1, 1996.[9]

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.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks, Ed.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  2. ^ "Minding the House: a biorgraphical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Weeks, Blair (2002). Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873–1993. The Acorn Press. p. 32. ISBN 1-894838-01-7. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  4. ^ a b "Tim Carroll - School of Business bio". University of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  5. ^ "Official provincial general election results 1986" (PDF). Elections PEI. April 21, 1986. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  6. ^ "Oath taken, Ghiz names PEI Cabinet". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1986.
  7. ^ "Official provincial general election results 1989" (PDF). Elections PEI. May 29, 1989. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  8. ^ "Official provincial general election results 1993" (PDF). Elections PEI. March 29, 1993. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  9. ^ "Historical election results - Tim Carroll". Elections PEI. Retrieved 2016-12-20.