Executive
Trent Hasson - President
Trent is a Queensland-born and Hobart-based member of the Young Liberal Movement. He has previously served as YLM Treasurer, Tasmanian President and IT & Communication Officer.
Trent helped revive the Liberal movement on campus at the University of Tasmania and is currently studying a Master of Marketing. He has worked on a number of local, interstate and international campaigns, constantly looking for new and innovative ways to promote the Liberal message.
Sam Duluk - Vice-President
Sam has been the South Australian Young Liberal President since July 2010 and has been a member of South Australian Young Liberal Movement since 2002.
Sam holds a Bachelor of Commerce and works for one of Australia's major banks.
While at Adelaide University, Sam was involved in the Australian Liberal Students' Federation through university politics. Sam is an Honorary Life Member of the Adelaide University Liberal Club.
Simon Fontana - NSW President
Prior to becoming NSW Young Liberal President, Simon has served as the Federal and State Campaigns and Communications Director and the NSW Tertiary Institution Liaison Officer.
Prior to his involvement in the Young Liberals, Simon was an activist on campus, serving on the University of Sydney Union Board and the Student Representative Council.
Simon has worked as an Advisor to both Federal and State MPs as well as Sydney Ferries.
Graduating from the University of Sydney Simon holds a Bachelor of Commerce and works as a Media Advisor to the NSW Minister for Family and Community Services, Pru Goward.
Alex Butterworth - WA President
Alex is a 4th year Arts/Law student at the University of Western Australia and President of the WA Young Liberals. Alex is committed to ensuring that the conservative and libertarian sides of politics are represented in academic political discourse in Australia. His interests are foreign affairs, taxation law and the preservation of a traditional sense of Australian identity.
Ben Riley - QLD YLNP President
Ben has taken part in campaigns at Federal, State and Local levels, as well as five student elections where he played a central role in the creation of the successful 'FRESH' dynasty that has transformed the University of Queensland Student Union over the past four years.
Throughout his time at University, Ben represented students as a member of the UQ Senate, the Academic Board, and Treasurer of the Student Union amongst other University and Union based roles, as well as attending numerous Australian Liberal Students Federation (ALSF), National Union of Students (NUS) and Liberty and Society conferences.
As a result of his experiences Ben has developed a keen interest in finding new and innovative ways to campaign against Fabians, lefties and union bosses alike and looks forward to implementing them within the YLNP and Young Liberals.
Gideon Rozner - VIC President
Gideon Rozner was elected president of the Victorian Young Liberals in March 2011. His policy interests include infrastructure, planning and consumer affairs. Prior to his involvement in the Young Liberals, Gideon was an activist on campus, serving as president of the Melbourne University Liberal Club in 2008. He has recently started working as a graduate at a large Melbourne legal firm, and will be admitted to practice as a lawyer at the end of the year.
Duncan McDonald - ACT President
Duncan was elected President of the ACT Young Liberals in August 2010. He has been an active member of the Young Liberal Movement for over seven years and remains committed to mainstream conservatism. As well as his time in the Young Liberals, Duncan has served on the Federal Executive of the Australian Liberal Students' Federation and is a former President of the ANU Liberal Club. In his final year of an Arts-Commerce degree at ANU, Duncan currently works for a Federal Senator.
