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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.
Having been elected to Parliament at age 21, Melillo is the youngest Conservative MP ever elected in Canada, and the youngest of the 43rd and 44th parliaments. He was the first Gen Z MP to be elected to the House.
Prior to the second session of the 43rd Parliament, Melillo was named to Erin O'Toole's Shadow Cabinet as the Shadow Minister for Northern Affairs and Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario. Melillo served on the Natural Resources and the Indigenous and Northern Affairs standing committees during the 43rd Parliament.
In his first term, he developed a reputation for his attention to constituency work that led to local popularity. He was re-elected at the 2021 Canadian federal election.
On March 15, 2022 Melillo was listed among 313 Canadians banned from entering Russia. The announcement came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the House of Commons in midst of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
During the 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election, Melilo endorsed Scott Aitchison.
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