Mickey Amery ECA KC MLA (born April 26, 1982) is a Canadian politician and former lawyer who has been the Alberta Minister of Justice since June 9, 2023.[1] Amery was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Cross in the 30th Alberta Legislature.[2]

He is on the Social Services Cabinet Policy Committee and the Legislative Review Committee.[3] On October 21, 2022, Amery was appointed Alberta Minister of Children Services.[4]

Amery was re-elected in the 2023 Alberta general election,[5] and was appointed justice minister on June 9, 2023.[1]

Prior to his engagement in the Alberta Legislature, Amery was a practising lawyer and business owner in Calgary, Alberta.[6] He has practised in the areas of family, criminal, civil and administrative law. He has worked on a number of cases of national significance in the areas of aboriginal law and consumer protection.[7] Amery also was a director for the Learning Disability Association of Alberta and a member of various local community boards and organizations.[8] A University of Calgary alumnus, Amery holds a bachelor's degree in political science, a bachelor's degree in economics, and a Juris Doctor degree in law.[9]

Amery is the son of longtime Calgary-East MLA Moe Amery.[10]

Electoral history

2023 general election

2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Conservative Mickey Amery 7,533 50.19 -4.07
New Democratic Gurinder Singh Gill 7,019 46.77 +9.39
Green Aman Sandhu 254 1.69 –
Solidarity Movement Kathryn Lapp 202 1.35 –
Total 15,008 99.14 –
Rejected and declined 130 0.86
Turnout 15,138 49.81
Eligible voters 30,393
United Conservative hold Swing -6.73
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[11]

2019 general election

2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
United Conservative Mickey Amery 8,907 54.26 +2.75† $39,209
New Democratic Ricardo Miranda 6,135 37.38 +1.25 $54,925
Alberta Party Braham Luddu 962 5.86 – $6,936
Liberal Naser Kukhun 410 2.50 -6.88 $4,299
Total 16,414 99.27 –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 121 0.73 –
Turnout 16,535 53.61
Eligible voters 30,844
United Conservative notional hold Swing -2.25
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[12][13][14]
Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.
†Comparison for UCP is to the combined Wildrose & PC redistributed vote in 2015

References

  1. ^ a b Black, Matthew (2023-06-12). "Alberta Premier Danielle Smith unveils cabinet full of familiar faces". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  2. ^ "Alberta election: Calgary-Cross results - Calgary". Global News. March 17, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  3. ^ "Government committees and members". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  4. ^ Bennett, Dean. "Alberta premier's new cabinet includes familiar faces in prominent roles". Global News. Global News. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Calgary-Cross | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  6. ^ "Amery Law". amerylaw.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  7. ^ "Minister of Children's Services". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  8. ^ "Legislative Assembly of Alberta". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  9. ^ ucpcaucus_mla (2019-10-02). "Mickey Amery". United Conservative Caucus. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  10. ^ "Son of longtime MLA Moe Amery ready to take over Calgary-Cross". Calgary Herald, April 18, 2019.
  11. ^ "05 - Calgary-Cross". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  12. ^ "05 - Calgary-Cross, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  13. ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 19–22. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  14. ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.


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