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Barry Devolin took which position from Oct 2008 to May 2011?
Barry Devolin Barry Devolin , ( born March 10 , 1963 ) is a former Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada and an academic . Early life and education . Devolin was born in Peterborough and grew up in Haliburton . Devolin studied political science at Carleton University , where he graduated with a bachelors degree in 1985 . Two years later he received a masters 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 ) . The Devolins live in Haliburton , Ontario . Academic career . In February 2017 , Devolin was named chair of the Asian Studies Graduate Program at Sejong University . His research fovuses on the socialization challenges facing North Korean defectors , and the ongoing Korean conflict . Devolin began his teaching career in 1986 while a graduate student at Stony Brook University . He was awarded the 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award by Stony Brook Universitys Political Science department . Political career . In 2013 , Barry Devolin announced he would not seek re-election in the 2015 federal election . His former executive assistant , Jamie Schmale , became the Conservative candidate for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock , and was subsequently elected as a Member of Parliament in October 2015 . Thus ended Devolins 11-year career in the House of Commons , which included his service as Assistant Deputy Speaker , his last 7 years . Prior to 2008 , Devolin served on several Parliamentary Standing Committees , including as chair of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development ( 2006–08 ) . Devolin was also active in various parliamentary associations , and chaired Canada-Korea , Canada-Azerbaijan and Canada-Belgium . In 2013 , South Korean President Lee Myung-buk awarded the prestigious Order of Diplomatic Service Medal ( Heung-in ) to Devolin , the only Canadian to ever receive it . In 2004 Devolin was nominated as the candidate for the new Conservative Party of Canada , and was elected in the 2004 election to represent the newly redistributed riding of Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock . He received 44% of the popular vote , defeating OReilly . In the 2006 election Devolin was re-elected with 49% of the vote . He was subsequently reelected in 2008 with 56% of the vote , and in 2011 with 60% of the vote . Many years earlier , Devolin ran in the 1993 federal election as a member of the Reform Party in the riding of Victoria—Haliburton . Devolin placed second in the election , losing to John OReilly of the Liberals . Following the 1993 election , Devolin served as the director of research for the parliamentary caucus of the Reform Party . He spent time working in British Columbia and Korea , and in 1994 returned to Canada to assist Chris Hodgson to seek election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Haliburton—Victoria—Brock . After this , he served as Hodgsons chief of staff . Devolin did not seek the nomination in Haliburton—Victoria—Brock in the 1997 and 2000 federal elections . Over the years , Devolin held several senior political staff positions in the Canadian and Ontario governments , including chief of staff to Ontario Ministers Tim Hudak ( 1999–2000 ) and Chris Hodgson ( 1995–96 ) , special assistant for education to Ontario Premier Mike Harris ( 1998–99 ) , and director of research and question period strategist for the Reform Party of Canada under Preston Manning ( 1993–94 ) . From 2000 to 2004 , Devolin ran Shuter Street Associates , a strategic communications and planning consulting firm in Toronto . Devolin served twice as campaign manager for Ontario Progressive Conservative candidates : in 1999 for former cabinet minister Brenda Elliott in the riding of Gueph-Wellington ; and , In 1987 for Arthur Ward in the riding of Victoria-Halliburton . External links . - Barry Devolin - Howd They Vote? : Barry Devolins voting history and quotes