Doug Routley

Doug Routley
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Nanaimo-North Cowichan
Cowichan-Ladysmith (2005-2009)
In office
May 17, 2005 – September 21, 2024
Preceded byGraham Bruce
Succeeded byRiding dissolved
Personal details
Born (1961-05-09) May 9, 1961 (age 63)
New Westminster, British Columbia
Political partyNew Democrat
SpouseLeanne Finlayson
ChildrenSasha, Madeline

Doug Routley (born May 9, 1961) is the current MLA for Nanaimo-North Cowichan in the Canadian province of British Columbia.[1] 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.[1][2]

He is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.[1]

In 2018, during legislative debate on new policies around sexual orientation and gender identity in the provincial education system, Routley came out as bisexual.[3]

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.

  1. ^ a b c "Doug Routley", leg.bc.ca. Retrieved November 19, 2013
  2. ^ "MLA helps homeless man who suffered heart attack Archived May 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine", canada.com, March 27, 2007. Retrieved November 19, 2013
  3. ^ "Motion 33 — Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Policies for Inclusive Education System". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, November 26, 2018.