Barry Devolin
| Barry Devolin | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock |
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In office 2004–2015 |
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| Preceded by | John O'Reilly |
| Succeeded by | Jamie Schmale |
| Chair of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs |
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In office 13 November 2007 – 2 February 2009 |
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| Minister | Chuck Strahl |
| Preceded by | Colin Mayes |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Stanton |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 10, 1963 Peterborough, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative (2003–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Reform Party (1987–1997) |
| Residence | Haliburton, Ontario |
Barry Devolin, (born March 10, 1963) is an Associate Professor in Public Administration and Chair of the Asian Studies Graduate Program at Sejong University in Seoul, South Korea. Previously, he spent most of 20 years in Canadian politics, including more than a decade as the Member of Parliament for Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock (2004–15) and 7 years as Assistant Deputy Speaker in the House of Commons (2008–15).
Devolin was born in Peterborough and grew up in Haliburton. While in high school Devolin was selected as an international exchange student by the Haliburton Rotary Club to spend a year in the Netherlands. After his year abroad, Devolin wanted to become a diplomat and decided to move to Ottawa to study political science at Carleton University, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1985. Two years later he received a master's degree in political science from the Stony Brook University on Long Island, New York.
In 1993, Devolin married Ursula Beachli. They have 2 children, George (2002) and Molly (2004). While they continue to own a home in Haliburton, they currently live in Seoul, South Korea.
In February 2017, Devolin was named Chair of the Asian Studies Graduate Program at Sejong University. As the first non-Korean to hold a senior administrative post at Sejong, Devolin is responsible for all facets of this master's program taught entirely in English and available exclusively to international students. Devolin also serves as liaison between the university and international students, who come from more than a dozen countries around the world, and include foreign diplomats posted in Seoul. At the same time, Devolin has similar responsibilities for Sejong's Global Public Administration undergraduate program, commencing in March 2017. In addition to administrative responsibilities, Devolin teaches graduate and undergraduate courses, where he takes a comparative approach to democracy, politics and government. In terms of research interests, Devolin focuses on the socialization challenges facing North Korean defectors, and the ongoing Korean conflict.
In 1996–97, Devolin and his wife Ursula lived in Korea where he worked as an English professor at Busan University of Foreign Studies.
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