Mickey Amery

Heather Amery

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(m. 2009)​

The Honourable Mickey Amery ECA KC MLA
Alberta Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Alberta
Incumbent
Assumed office June 9, 2023
Relations	Moe Amery (father)
Children	3
Occupation	lawyer

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]

Biography

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] [6]}

Prior to his engagement in the Alberta Legislature, Amery was a practising lawyer and business owner in Calgary, Alberta. ^[7] 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. ^[8] Amery also was a director for the Learning Disability Association of Alberta and a member of various local community boards and organizations. ^[9] 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. ^[10]

Amery is the son of longtime Calgary-East MLA Moe Amery. ^[11]

Electoral history

2023 general election

v t e 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 [12]

2019 general election

v t e 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 [13] [14] [15] 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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6. "Alberta Justice Minister has personal relationship with man whose businesses are tied to AHS investigation". The Globe and Mail. 2025-05-01. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
7. "Amery Law". amerylaw.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
8. "Minister of Children's Services". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
9. "Legislative Assembly of Alberta". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
10. ucpcaucus_mla (2019-10-02). "Mickey Amery". United Conservative Caucus. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
11. "Son of longtime MLA Moe Amery ready to take over Calgary-Cross". Calgary Herald , April 18, 2019.
12. "05 - Calgary-Cross". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved June 8, 2023.
13. "05 - Calgary-Cross, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020.
14. 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.
15. 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.