The Ontario Young Progressive Conservative Association or Ontario Young PCs (OYPC) is the youth wing of the
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (french: Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario), often shortened to the Ontario PC Party or simply the PCs, colloquially known as the Tories, is a centre-right political party in Ontario, Canada ...
. The organization consists of Ontario Progressive Conservative Party activists between the ages of 14 and 30.
Structure
The Ontario Young Progressive Conservative Association is governed by the OYPC Executive (elected at the
Annual General Meeting), consisting of the President, Vice Presidents(s), Secretary, Treasurer, as well as Directors. The President of the OYPC concurrently serves on the executive of the Ontario PC Party.
In 2019, the Ontario PC Youth Association (founded in 1954) merged with the
Ontario PC Campus Association
The Ontario PC Campus Association (OPCCA) was the student association of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Canada. The organization consists of Ontario Progressive Conservative Party members attending universities and colleges in the ...
, which was the body responsible for conservative student clubs at Ontario universities, forming the Ontario Young PCs.
The OYPC is responsible for the administration of Ontario PC campus clubs at post-secondary institutions and Ontario PC Youth Riding Committees (YRC) in each of Ontario's electoral districts.
Executive
Following the Annual General Meeting on October 22, 2022, the following individuals are serving on the OYPC Executive.
*President: Mattias Vanderley
*Vice President, Ridings: Alessia Iafano
*Vice President, Campus: Jordan Angus
*Secretary: Bruce Yu
*Treasurer: Liam Corelli
*Director of Membership and Northern Outreach: Joshua Grasley
*Director of Alumni and Caucus Relations: Michael Mandel
*Director of Training: Luca Battista
*Director of Policy: Julian Nino Ciaccia
*Director of Communications: Brooke Richards
*Past President: Alexander Corelli
Alumni
A number of former members and executives of the Ontario PC young wing have gone on to hold elected office. A selection of prominent former members is listed below.
*The Honourable
John Baird, PC
*The Honourable
Tony Clement
Tony Peter Clement (born January 27, 1961) is a Canadian former federal politician and former Member of Parliament for Parry Sound—Muskoka in Ontario. Before entering federal politics, Clement served as an Ontario cabinet minister, including ...
, PC
*The Honourable
Peter Van Loan
Peter Van Loan (born April 18, 1963) is a former Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the electoral district of York—Simcoe from 2004 to 2018. He was the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons from 2007 to 2 ...
, PC
*The Honourable Dr. K.
Kellie Leitch
Khristinn Kellie Leitch (born July 30, 1970) is a Canadian surgeon and former politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Simcoe—Grey from 2011 to 2019 as a member of the Conservative Party. She was first elected in th ...
, PC OOnt FRCSC
*
Rod Phillips, former MPP and former Ontario cabinet minister
*
Lisa MacLeod
Lisa Anne MacLeod (born 1974) is a Canadian politician who has represented Nepean in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Elected in 2018, MacLeod is a member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party. She previously served as the Ontario m ...
, MPP and former Ontario cabinet minister
*The Honourable
Stephen Lecce
Stephen Francis Lecce (; born November 26, 1986) is a Canadian politician who has served as the Ontario minister of education since June 20, 2019. A member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, Lecce is the member of Provincial Parliame ...
, MPP and Minister of Education
*His Worship
John Tory
John Howard Tory (born May 28, 1954) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 65th and current mayor of Toronto since 2014.
After a career as a lawyer, political strategist and businessman, Tory ran as a mayoral candidate in the 2003 ...
, OOnt
*His Worship
Patrick Brown
*
Stella Ambler
Stella Ambler (born September 29, 1966) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the federal electoral district of Mississauga South from 2011 to 2015. She is a member of the Conservative Party.
Background
Ambler's par ...
, former MP
*
Andrea Khanjin
Andrea Daria Khanjin (born December 27, 1987 in Moscow) is a Canadians, Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since the 2018 Ontario general election, 2018 general election representing the riding of Barrie†...
, MPP
*
Eric Melillo
Eric Melillo (born March 27, 1998) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Kenora in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.
Melillo is the youngest Conservative MP ever elected in Cana ...
, MP
Past Presidents
2019 - Alex Corelli
2018 - Carl Qiu
2016 - Kinsey Schurm
2015 - Zack Goldford
2013 - Alanna Newman
2012 - Shawn Roberts
2011 - Valerie Huang
2010 - Jefferson Huang
2009 - Antonette Williams
2008 - Francis Aguilar
2007 - Michael Wilson
2006 - Patrick Pilch
2005 - Leslie Morrison
2004 - Christopher Tran
2003 - Patrick Harris
2002 - Ms. Wilson
2001 - Dave Forestell
References
{{Youth wings of political parties in Canada
Youth wings of political parties in Canada.