Barry Devolin, (born March 10, 1963) spent the first 35 years of his career in politics, government and academia, but is now establishing himself in the travel industry as a Tour Director with DeNure Tours and as an independent travel consultant, known as BarryTravelMaven, where he focuses on planning "amazing vacations at affordable prices" for families and young people.
Prior to moving back to Canada in March 2018, Devolin was an associate professor in public administration and chair of the Asian Studies Graduate Program at Sejong University in Seoul, South Korea.
Previously, he spent most of 20 years in Canadian politics, including more than a decade as the Member of Parliament for Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock (2004–15) and 7 years as Assistant Deputy Speaker in the House of Commons (2008–15).