Mickey Amery

Mickey Amery ECA MLA (born April 26, 1982) is a Canadian politician and former lawyer who is serving as the Minister of Children Services since October 24, 2022.[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 serves on the Social Services Cabinet Policy Committee and the Legislative Review Committee.[3]

Mickey Amery
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
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political partyUnited Conservative Party
Spouse
Heather Amery
(m. 2009)
RelationsMoe Amery (father)
Children3
Occupationlawyer

Prior to his engagement in the Alberta Legislature, Amery was a practicing lawyer and business owner in Calgary, Alberta. He has worked on a number of cases of national significance in the areas of aboriginal law and consumer protection.[4] Amery also served as a director for the Learning Disability Association of Alberta and as member on various local community boards and organizations.[5] 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.[6]

Amery is the son of longtime Calgary-East MLA Moe Amery.[7]

Electoral history

2019 general election

2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Cross
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
United ConservativeMickey Amery8,90754.26-2.82†$39,209
New DemocraticRicardo Miranda6,13537.38+1.67$54,925
Alberta PartyBraham Luddu9625.86$6,936
LiberalNaser Kukhun4102.50-2.98$4,299
Total 16,41499.27
Rejected, spoiled and declined 1210.73
Turnout 16,53553.61
Eligible voters 30,844
United Conservative notional hold Swing -2.25
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[8][9][10]
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. "Minister of Children's Services". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  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. "Minister of Children's Services". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  5. "Legislative Assembly of Alberta". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  6. ucpcaucus_mla (2019-10-02). "Mickey Amery". United Conservative Caucus. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  7. "Son of longtime MLA Moe Amery ready to take over Calgary-Cross". Calgary Herald, April 18, 2019.
  8. "05 - Calgary-Cross, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  9. 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.
  10. 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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