Doug Routley
Doug Routley | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary for Forests of British Columbia | |
| In office December 7, 2022 – November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Nanaimo-North Cowichan Cowichan-Ladysmith (2005-2009) | |
| In office May 17, 2005 – September 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Graham Bruce |
| Succeeded by | Riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 9, 1961 New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Spouse | Leanne Finlayson |
| Children | Sasha, Madeline |
Doug Routley (born May 9, 1961) is a former MLA for Nanaimo-North Cowichan in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the riding of Cowichan-Ladysmith in the 2005 general election and then to the riding of Nanaimo-North Cowichan after new electoral districts were established for the 2009 general election.
He is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.
In 2018, during legislative debate on new policies around sexual orientation and gender identity in the provincial education system, Routley came out as bisexual.
On December 7, 2022, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Forests.
On September 26, 2023, he announced he would not be seeking a sixth term in the Legislature in the 2024 provincial election.