Rob Clarke

Robert G. Clarke, born on March 2, 1967, is a Canadian politician and former Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer. He rose to prominence as the Conservative Party of Canada's candidate in the Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River by-election in March 2008, defeating Liberal candidate Joan Beatty. Clarke, a member of the Muskeg Lake First Nation, grew up in Gibsons, Slocan, and Quesnel, British Columbia. He served as an RCMP officer for 18 years in Saskatchewan, attaining the rank of sergeant. Notably, Clarke sponsored the Indian Act Amendment and Replacement Act, which became law in December 2014. In the 2015 Canadian Election, he finished third and was defeated by NDP candidate Georgina Jolibois by 1,190 votes.