Doug Clovechok was elected as the MLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke in 2017 and re-elected in 2020.
Clovechok is the Official Opposition Caucus Whip as well as the Shadow Minister for Columbia Basin Initiatives.
He previously served as the Official Opposition Co-Critic for Tourism, Arts, and Culture and was a member of the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services.
Prior to his election, Clovechok enjoyed an extensive career in education where he taught high school with the Calgary Board of Education, and worked as the campus manager of the Invermere and Kimberley branches of the College of the Rockies.
For 20 years, Clovechok combined interests in business and education as CEO of the Calgary Education Partnership Foundation. During this time, he created many award-winning partnerships between the private and public sector to improve the public system. His work has been recognized by the Conference Board of Canada and the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.
He also worked extensively in tourism, managing operations in Western and Eastern Canada for Princess Tours for nearly twenty years.
Clovechok holds a master's degree in Educational Leadership and Administration from Gonzaga University Graduate School of Business and a bachelor's degree in Secondary Education and Teaching from the University of Calgary.
He is an adopted member of the Weasletraveller family and an honourary chief of the Piikani First Nation of the Blackfoot Confederacy. He and his wife Susan live at Dutch Creek.