Lauren Cherie Southern (born June 15, 1995, 21 years old), is a Canadian libertarian activist, political commentator, and writer for The Rebel Media, a Conadian online media company. In 2015, she was a candidate in the Canadian Federal Election representing the Libertarian Party of Canada. Party officials suspended Southern's campaign over controversal issues, but she was reinstated after public outcry. Southern studies Political Science at the University of the Fraser Valley. She was born in Surrey, British Columbia and is currently a resident of Langley.