![]() ![]() As PCYF President, Brown was one of the early supporters of a united right and was criticized for his decision to support a united right from party leader Joe Clark and Member of Parliament Scott Brison. He also served on the executive of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, as a vice president. īrown served two terms as president of the Progressive Conservative Youth Federation (PCYF), a position he held from 1998 to 2002. He worked for Magna International in their legal department for four years. During his second year at law school, he was one of 10 recipients of the As Prime Minister Award. He studied political science at the University of Toronto, and graduated with a law degree from the University of Windsor. Michael's College School, a private Catholic school in Toronto. He was raised in the Roman Catholic faith. His mother, Judy, is of partial Italian descent, and an educator (teacher and principal) from Barrie. Edmond was a former federal New Democratic Party candidate for the riding of Davenport in 19. His father moved to Canada from the British Isles and worked as a criminal lawyer. Early life and career īrown was born in Toronto, to Judy (née Tascona) and lawyer Edmond Brown. He was subsequently re-elected as mayor of Brampton. In 2022, Brown contested for the federal Conservative leadership election, but was disqualified following claims his campaign violated the Canada Elections Act. He later returned to municipal politics and was elected mayor of Brampton. He served as leader until 2018, when he was expelled from the caucus. Brown was subsequently elected to represent Simcoe North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and became the leader of the Opposition. He represented Barrie in the House of Commons until 2015, when he was elected as leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) Party and resigned his seat in Parliament. Brown also represented the riding Barrie in the House of Commons as a Conservative from 2006 to 2015.īrown entering politics when he won a seat on the Barrie City Council in 2000, Brown later joined the Conservative Party and became a member of Parliament (MP) in 2006. He served as leader of the Official Opposition in Ontario and leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) Party from 2015 to 2018. Patrick Walter Brown (born May 26, 1978) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 51st and current mayor of Brampton since 2018. ![]()
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