Patrick Brown (politician)

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Patrick W. Brown (born May 26, 1978 in Toronto) is a Canadian lawyer and politician affiliated with the Conservative Party of Canada. In 2006, Brown was elected to serve in the Canadian parliament representing the riding of Barrie. Brown defeated Aileen Carroll, the incumbent Liberal MP and cabinet minister, in a re-match of the 2004 election in which he was defeated.

Brown is the Deputy Chairman of the International Young Democrat Union (IYDU). He has also represented Canada on a number of international assistance projects hosted by the IYDU.

Brown served two terms as President of the Progressive Conservative Youth Federation (PCYF) from 1998 to 2002. He also served on the executive of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, as a Vice President.

As PCYF President, Brown increased the number of campus clubs from 42 to 176. He was one of the early supporters of a united right and drew criticism for his decision to support a united right from party leader Joe Clark and Member of Parliament Scott Brison. Nonetheless, Brown was re-elected as PCYF president with 81 percent of the vote against Jonathan Frate of Manitoba.

Brown studied political science at the University of Toronto and graduated with a law degree from the University of Windsor.

During his second year at law school, he was one of 10 recipients of the prestigious Magna Scholarship. He also worked for Magna International in their legal department over a period of four years.

As a city councillor with the City of Barrie Patrick was elected at age 22 in 2000 defeating the incumbent alderman. He was re-elected in 2003 with 72 percent of the vote, the largest margin of victory in the city that year. Brown's uncle is the current MPP for Barrie, and his grand-father was also a MPP in the Barrie area for many years.

Brown currently represents the Government of Canada on the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

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Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Aileen Carroll, Liberal	Member of Parliament from Barrie 2006-present	Succeeded by incumbent
Party Political Offices
Preceded by Tasha Kheiriddin	President, Progressive Conservative Youth Federation 1998 – 2002	Succeeded by Keith Marlowe

	Barrie
Political representation	Dave Aspden (Mayor), Patrick Brown (CPC, MP), Joe Tascona (PCO, MPP)
Education	MacLaren Art Centre - Barrie Public Library - Georgian College
Events	Live 8 - Kempenfest
Hospitals	Royal Victoria Hospital