 carol mitchell (born ) is a former politician in ontario, canada. she was a liberal member of the legislative assembly of ontario from 2003 to 2011 representing the riding of huronâbruce. she was a cabinet minister in the government of dalton mcguinty. ==background== mitchell was born in clinton, ontario in huron county and was educated at fanshawe college in london, ontario. she worked in retailing after her graduation, and ran stores selling children's clothes in clinton and bayfield. ==politics== she was elected to clinton's town council in 1993, and became its reeve later in the decade. she also served on the huron county council, and was elected as the first reeve of the amalgamated municipality of central huron. she was elected as warden of huron county in 1999 and 2000. in the 2003 provincial election she ran as the liberal candidate in the riding of huronâbruce and defeated progressive conservative incumbent helen johns by about 3,000 votes. on october 23, 2003, she was named parliamentary assistant to steve peters, the ontario minister of agriculture and food. in march 2006, mitchell was named parliamentary assistant to david caplan, the minister of public infrastructure renewal.{{cite news |title=premier mcguinty appoints new parliamentary assistants |publisher=canada newswire 
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