Mickey Amery

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]

The Honourable Mickey Amery ECA KC MLA
Alberta Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Alberta
Incumbent
Assumed office June 9, 2023
Premier	Danielle Smith
Preceded by	Tyler Shandro
Alberta Minister of Children Services
In office October 21, 2022 – June 9, 2023
Premier	Danielle Smith
Preceded by	Matt Jones
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Cross
Incumbent
Assumed office April 16, 2019
Preceded by	Ricardo Miranda
Personal details
Born	(1982-04-26) April 26, 1982 (age 42) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political party	United Conservative Party
Spouse	Heather Amery ​ (m. 2009)​
Relations	Moe Amery (father)
Children	3
Occupation	lawyer

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

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[11]

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[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

1. 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.