Joe Ceci
Joe Ceci | |
|---|---|
 Ceci in May 2015 | |
| MLA for Calgary-Fort | |
| Assumed office May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Wayne Cao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 30, 1957 Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Christine |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Calgary |
| Occupation | Social Worker |
| Portfolio | Minister of Finance & President of the Alberta Treasury Board |
Joseph Anthony Ceci (born July 30, 1957) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 2015 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Calgary-Fort as a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party, and is also a member of the provincial cabinet, as Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board.
Biography
Ceci was born in 1957 in Toronto, where he lived until 1976.[1] He then attended the University of Western Ontario, receiving a Bachelor of Social Work degree in 1980.[2] Later that year, he moved to Calgary. There, he worked as a social worker and attended the University of Calgary, where he received a Master's degree in social work in 1989. He previously served on Calgary City Council as the alderman for Ward 9 from 1995 to 2010.[3][4] In his 2004-2007 term he was a founding member community safety councils in Inglewood-Ramsay and Forest Lawn.[4]
Ceci was challenged in the 2007 election by Al Koenig, president of the Calgary Police Association, who had criticized city council for not being "...as assertive on crime as we’d like to see"; Ceci defeated him by a wide margin.[5] He retired from City Council in 2010.[6]
Touted as a "star candidate", Ceci ran for the Alberta New Democratic Party in the Alberta general election, 2015 for the electoral district of Calgary-Fort, hoping to break a dry spell of no NDP MLAs elected in Calgary since 1993.[7][8] He won the riding by more than 3000 votes over the second place candidate, Andy Nguyen.[9] On May 24, 2015, he was sworn in as Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board in the Alberta Cabinet.[10]
Electoral history
2015 general election
| 2015 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Joe Ceci | 7,030 | 49.81 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Andy Nguyen | 3,201 | 22.68 | |||||
| Wildrose | Jeevan Mangat | 2,999 | 21.25 | |||||
| Liberal | Said Abdulbaki | 475 | 3.37 | |||||
| Alberta Party | Vic Goosen | 410 | 2.90 | |||||
References
- ^ http://www.calgary.ca/CA/city-clerks/Documents/Corporate-records/Archives/Historical-information/gallery/Aldermanic_Galleries.xml.
- ^ http://ramsaycalgary.ca/site-archive/newsletter/NewsletterJuly-Aug2005.pdf
- ^ Trevor Howell, Calgary Herald More Trevor Howell, Calgary Herald. "Calgary-Fort riding: Abdulbaki, Ceci, Goosen, Mangat and Nguyen - Calgary Herald". Calgary Herald.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Koenig expected to challenge Ceci in Ward 9". Calgary Herald. CanWest Global Communications. 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ Logan, Shawn (2007-09-11). "CPA prez throws his hat into the ring". Calgary Sun. Sun Media Corporation. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ "Ceci to retire from council". Metro.
- ^ James Wood, Calgary Herald More James Wood, Calgary Herald. "Former alderman Joe Ceci to run for NDP in Calgary-Fort". Calgary Herald.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "NDP looks to Joe Ceci for breakthrough in Calgary". cbc.ca. 10 April 2015.
- ^ "Winners and losers: Some of the nightâs biggest moments". www.edmontonjournal.com.
{{cite web}}: C1 control character in|title=at position 39 (help) - ^ "Rachel Notley sworn in as Alberta premier, reveals cabinet," CBC News May 24, 2015.
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