Kathleen Ganley

The Honourable Kathleen Ganley MLA
Ganley in May 2015
Minister of Justice and Solicitor General of Alberta
Incumbent
Assumed office May 24, 2015
Preceded by	Jonathan Denis
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Buffalo
Incumbent
Assumed office May 5, 2015
Preceded by	Kent Hehr
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
In office May 24, 2015 – February 2, 2016
Preceded by	Jim Prentice
Succeeded by	Richard Feehan
Personal details
Born	1976 or 1977 (age 47–48) Edmonton, Alberta
Political party	Alberta New Democratic Party
Residence(s)	Calgary, Alberta
Alma mater	University of Calgary
Occupation	Lawyer
Portfolio	Minister of Justice and Solicitor General

Kathleen Teresa Ganley (born 1978) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-Buffalo. On May 24, 2015 she was sworn in as the Minister of Justice and Minister of Aboriginal Affairs for the province of Alberta. On February 2, 2016 six new members were sworn into Alberta's Cabinet, and Kathleen Ganley retained the role of Minister of Justice and Solicitor General for the province of Alberta. The department of Aboriginal Relations was renamed to Indigenous Relations, reflecting the preference of Indigenous communities, with Richard Feehan appointed Minister of Indigenous Relations.

Life and career

Ganley was born in Edmonton and moved to Calgary before she turned two. She has degrees in Psychology and in Philosophy from the University of Calgary. She graduated from the University of Calgary faculty of law in 2012. As a lawyer, she specialized in labour and employment. She also worked as a clerk in a provincial court. Ganley gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Wren, in November, 2017. [3]

Electoral history

2015 general election

2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Buffalo
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Kathleen T. Ganley	4,671	35.11%	30.39%	$3,118
	Progressive Conservative	Terry Rock	3,738	28.09%	-2.58%	$92,068
	Liberal	David Khan	3,282	24.67%	-16.80%	$54,749
	Wildrose	Leah Wamboldt	1,351	10.15%	-10.97%	$2,900
	Green	Sabrina Lee Levac	263	1.98%	–	$500
Total			13,305	–	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			162	–	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			32,950	40.87%	-3.39%	–
	New Democratic gain from Liberal		Swing		-1.89%
Source(s) Source: "05 - Calgary-Buffalo, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. "2015-2016 Annual Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

2019 general election

2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Mountain View
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Kathleen Ganley	12,526	47.32%	18.45%
	United Conservative	Jeremy Wong	9,708	36.68%	2.24%
	Alberta Party	Angela Kokott	2,345	8.86%	–
	Liberal	David Khan	1,474	5.57%	-31.10%
	Green	Thana Boonlert	315	1.19%	–
	Alberta Independence	Monica Friesz	102	0.39%	–
Total			26,470	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			203	86	7
Eligible electors / turnout			38,316	69.63%	15.24%
	New Democratic gain from Liberal		Swing		1.43%
Source(s) Source: "18 - Calgary-Mountain View, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.