Minister of Culture
Minister Responsible for Seniors

Aileen Carroll was elected to the Ontario legislature in 2007 as MPP for Barrie. Carroll began her career in politics as a Barrie City councillor. She then ran federally and was elected as a member of Parliament for Barrie in 1997. She was re-elected in 2000 and again in 2004. Carroll served as Parliamentary Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2001 to 2003, and as Minister for International Cooperation, responsible for the Canadian International Development Agency, from 2003 to 2006.

Carroll chaired community fundraising projects for the Barrie Public Library and St. Joseph’s High School.

Carroll is a graduate of St. Mary’s and York universities, and co-owned a manufacturing and retail business in Barrie for many years. She and her husband Kevin Carroll, Q.C., have two adult children.