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]
Mickey Amery | |
|---|---|
| Alberta Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Alberta | |
| Assumed office June 9, 2023 | |
| Premier | Danielle Smith |
| Preceded by | Tyler Shandro |
| Alberta Minister of Children Services | |
| In office October 21, 2022 – June 9, 2023 | |
| Premier | Danielle Smith |
| Preceded by | Matt Jones |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Cross | |
| Assumed office April 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Miranda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 26, 1982 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
| Spouse |
Heather Amery (m. 2009) |
| Relations | Moe Amery (father) |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | lawyer |
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 Alumni, 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 edit
2023 general election edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
- ^ a b Black, Matthew (2023-06-12). "Alberta Premier Danielle Smith unveils cabinet full of familiar faces". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "Alberta election: Calgary-Cross results - Calgary". Global News. March 17, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ^ "Government committees and members". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ Bennett, Dean. "Alberta premier's new cabinet includes familiar faces in prominent roles". Global News. Global News. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Calgary-Cross | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ "Amery Law". amerylaw.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "Minister of Children's Services". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Legislative Assembly of Alberta". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ ucpcaucus_mla (2019-10-02). "Mickey Amery". United Conservative Caucus. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Son of longtime MLA Moe Amery ready to take over Calgary-Cross". Calgary Herald, April 18, 2019.
- ^ "05 - Calgary-Cross". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "05 - Calgary-Cross, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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