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Mickey Amery

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Mickey Amery
Alberta Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Alberta
Assumed office
June 9, 2023
PremierDanielle Smith
Preceded byTyler Shandro
Alberta Minister of Children Services
In office
October 21, 2022 – June 9, 2023
PremierDanielle Smith
Preceded byMatt Jones
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Cross
Assumed office
April 16, 2019
Preceded byRicardo Miranda
Personal details
Born (1982-04-26) April 26, 1982 (age 42)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political partyUnited Conservative Party
Spouse
Heather Amery
(m. 2009)
RelationsMoe Amery (father)
Children3
Occupationlawyer

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

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2023 general election

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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)

2019 general election

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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

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  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.