Mickey Amery

The Honourable
Mickey Amery
ECA KC MLA
Alberta Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Alberta
Incumbent
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
Incumbent
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
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(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]

  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.