Grant Mitchell (born July 19 1951) is a Canadian politician and businessman. After working in the financial sector as an executive with the Principal Group, Mitchell was first elected to the Alberta legislature as a Liberal in 1986. He became leader of the party and Leader of the Official Opposition in Alberta in 1994 and served until 1998 when he left provincial politics and joined CIBC Wood Gundy as an investment advisor.

He also serves on the board of the Canadian Commerical Corporation .

On March 24 2005, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Paul Martin where he sits as a representative of the Liberal Party of Canada.

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• CBC News article about new senators