Hackney North and Stoke Newington Conservatives have appointed communications executive Darren Caplan to fight Labour MP Diane Abbott at the next election.
Mr Caplan, 36, has campaigned with local activists in the constituency since last March and said he was “tremendously grateful” to win the nomination.
“I’m really looking forward to working with the team at the forthcoming June European elections,” he said.
“And at the subsequent local and increasingly likely general elections in 2010 we’ll have Diane Abbott firmly in our sights.”
In a blog post for Conservative Home three years ago, Mr Caplan said the Tories “have all of a sudden become a lucky party”.
He added that these are “exciting times for conservatism”.
Mr Caplan is director of Brands2Life and in his spare time plays football with the Westminster Wanderers, a Sunday league side.
