Christina Mitas

Christina Maria Mitas^[1] is a Canadian politician and political organizer who has served as the president of Conservative Party of Canada since 2026. She previously represented the riding of Scarborough Centre as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, elected in the 2018 provincial election.^[2]

LeaderPierre Poilievre

Preceded byStephen Barber

Preceded byBrad Duguid

Succeeded byDavid Smith

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Christina Mitas
Ontario MPP Christina Mitas speaking during Members' Statements on November 28, 2019.
President of the Conservative Party of Canada
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2, 2026
Leader	Pierre Poilievre
Preceded by	Stephen Barber
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Scarborough Centre
In office June 7, 2018 – May 3, 2022
Preceded by	Brad Duguid
Succeeded by	David Smith
Personal details
Party	Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Other political affiliations	Conservative Party of Canada
Alma mater	Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Occupation	Teacher, political organizer, politician

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Before politics, Mitas worked as a teacher abroad and was President of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Alumni Association.^[3]

As an MPP, Mitas served on the Legislative Assembly Standing Committees on Estimates, Public Accounts, and the Legislative Assembly.^[4] As part of a province-wide effort, Education Minister Stephen Lecce also named MPP Mitas as his advisor on strategies to fight bullying - in the role Mitas was tasked with speaking with students, parents, teachers and experts.^[5]

Mitas received attention for the introduction of Bill 39, the Change of Name Amendment Act, which, if passed, would ban people on Ontario’s sex offender registry from changing their names.^[6]

In May 2019, Mitas participated in a pro-life rally at Queen's Park hosted by March for Life, where she made a stage appearance.^[7]

In August 2021, Mitas was identified as one of only two Ontario PC MPPs to have not received COVID-19 vaccinations. She was able to avoid expulsion from the PC caucus by producing a medical exemption letter from a physician.^[8] She did not seek re-election in the 2022 provincial election.

In September 2023, Mitas was elected as an Ontario representative to the Conservative Party of Canada National Council and was subsequently selected to be a vice-president of the party.^[9][10] She was then elected to president of the party in 2026, becoming the first woman to hold the position.