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Patrick W. Brown (born May 26, 1978 in Toronto, Ontario) 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 had been 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. After a confrontation with Scott Brison, senior party leaders, including Joe Clark, voted to suspend Brown from the management committee for derogatory remarks made about Joe Clark. Nonetheless, Brown was later re-elected as PCYF president with 81 percent of the vote against Jonathan Frate of Manitoba.

Brown graduated from St. Michael's College School and then went on to study political science at the University of Toronto. He then 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 As Prime Minister Awards. He also worked for Magna International in their legal department over a period of four years.

Brown was elected to the City of Barrie council in 2000 at age 22, 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, Joe Tascona, was Member of Provincial Parliament for Barrie from 1995 to 2007, when he was defeated by Aileen Carroll, whom Brown had defeated a year earlier in the federal election. Brown's grandfather was also a MPP in the Barrie area for many years.

• How'd They Vote?: Patrick Brown's voting history
• Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
• Patrick's website
• Free Dominion Article on Patrick's clash with Scott Brison

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