Young Liberals of Canada - Prominent Former Members

Prominent Former Members

YLC has proven to be a training ground for budding politicians and political organizers. Many elected officials played prominent roles at the party’s youth wing. They include:

  • Jean Chrétien, former Prime Minister (served as young liberal president of Université Laval)
  • Stephen Harper, current Conservative Prime Minister
  • Michael Ignatieff, former federal leader (served as national youth organizer)
  • Denis Coderre, current MP and former federal minister (as president of YLC's Quebec wing called for the resignation of Leader John Turner)
  • Dwight Duncan, current provincial minister (served as aide to Herb Gray, contested the presidency of YLC's Ontario wing)
  • Rob Oliphant, former federal MP (served as executive member of YLC's Ontario wing)
  • Bonnie Crombie, former federal MP (served as student director of YLC's Ontario wing)
  • Ruby Dhalla, former federal MP (served on YLC national executive)
  • Scott Andrews, current MP (served as YLC National Vice President, and contested YLC's presidency)
  • Christy Clark, Premier of BC (served as National Director and young liberal president of Simon Fraser University)

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