David Young (Ontario politician)

David Young
Ontario MPP
In office 1999–2003
Preceded by	Charles Harnick
Succeeded by	David Zimmer
Constituency	Willowdale
Personal details
Born	1957 (age 59–60) Toronto, Ontario
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse(s)	Ellen
Children	3
Residence	Toronto, Ontario
Occupation	Lawyer

David Young (born c. 1957) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2003. He represented the riding of Willowdale and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves.

Young was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He was educated at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University in Toronto, and practised law after his graduation. He worked at the firm of Benson McMurtry from 1981 to 1987, and has been a partner in Benson Percival Brown since 1987. Young has also served as a Director of the Canadian Society for Yad Vashem, and was for ten years an Executive Member of the Ratepayer's Association. He and his wife Ellen live in Toronto, Ontario, where they raised three children.

He began his political career as a school trustee, serving on the North York Public School Board from 1991 to 1997. In the provincial election of 1999, he was elected to the Ontario legislature for the north Toronto riding of Willowdale, defeating Liberal candidate Fahimeh Mortazavi by about 3,500 votes.

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