Andrew Boitchenko
{{Short description|Canadian politician from Alberta}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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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
| term_end =
| premier = Danielle Smith
| predecessor = Joseph Schow
| successor =
| 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
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = Mark Smith
| successor2 =
| party = UCP
| occupation = Real estate agent
| honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ECA|MLAAB|size=100%}}
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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 |
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{{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 |
References
{{Reflist}}{{Alberta MLAs}}
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Category:United Conservative Party MLAs
Category:Ukrainian emigrants to Canada
Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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