Andrew Boitchenko

{{Short description|Canadian politician from Alberta}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=May 2023}}

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| name = Andrew Boitchenko

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| birth_place = Ukraine

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| office = Minister of Tourism and Sport

| term_start = May 16, 2025

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| premier = Danielle Smith

| predecessor = Joseph Schow

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| office1 = Parliamentary Secretary for Indigenous Relations

| term_start1 = June 13, 2023

| term_end1 = May 16, 2025

| premier1 = Danielle Smith

| predecessor1 = Position Established

| successor1 = Position Abolished

| office2 = MLA for Drayton Valley-Devon

| term_start2 = May 29, 2023

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| predecessor2 = Mark Smith

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| party = UCP

| occupation = Real estate agent

| honorific-prefix = The Honourable

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Andrew Boitchenko {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ECA|MLAAB}} is a Canadian politician from the United Conservative Party. He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Drayton Valley-Devon in the 2023 Alberta general election.{{Cite web |title=Alberta election 2023 results: Drayton Valley-Devon {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9625497/alberta-election-2023-results-drayton-valley-devon/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}

Andrew Boitchenko was sworn in as Minister of Tourism and Sport on May 16, 2025. He previously served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Indigenous Relations. {{Cite web|url=https://www.alberta.ca/premier-cabinet|title=Alberta Cabinet|website=Government of Alberta}}

Boitchenko was born in Ukraine and came to Canada in his teen years.{{Cite web|url=https://devondispatch.ca/news/local-news/alberta-election-primer-get-to-know-ucp-candidate-andrew-boitchenko|title=Alberta Election Primer: Get to know UCP candidate Andrew Boitchenko|website=devondispatch}} He is a real estate agent.{{Cite web|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/thirteen-new-mlas-elected-to-edmonton-and-area|title=Thirteen new MLAs elected to Edmonton and area|website=edmontonjournal}}

Electoral history

=2023 general election=

{{Alberta provincial election, 2023/Drayton Valley-Devon}}

=2023 UCP Drayton Valley-Devon Nomination=

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! colspan="5" |2023 UCP Drayton Valley-Devon Nomination

! style="background:#ddf; width:200px;" |Affiliation

! style="background:#ddf; width:200px;" |Name

! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;" | Round 1

! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;" | Round 2

{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row-name}}

|Andrew Boitchenko

|329

|356

{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row-name}}

|Carol Vowk

|313

|346

{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row-name}}

|Kim Krushell

|93

|Eliminated

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