Kathleen Teresa Ganley (born 1978) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was elected in the

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to represent the

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in the

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. She was previously elected in

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to represent

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in the 29th Legislature. She is a member of the New Democratic Party of Alberta. On May 24, 2015 she was sworn in as the Minister of Justice and Minister of Aboriginal Affairs for the province of Alberta. On February 2, 2016 six new members were sworn into Alberta's Cabinet, and Kathleen Ganley retained the role of Minister of Justice and Solicitor General for the province of Alberta becoming one of the first non-conservatives to be appointed since the early 1960s. The department of Aboriginal Relations was renamed to Indigenous Relations, reflecting the preference of Indigenous communities, with Richard Feehan appointed Minister of Indigenous Relations. In 2024, she ran for the position of leader of the Alberta NDP, ultimately losing out to former Mayor of Calgary

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after receiving 5,899 votes or about 8% of the vote.

Life and career

Ganley was born in

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and moved to Calgary before she turned two.Rachel Notley government features 3 Calgary MLAs in slimmed-down cabinet
" ''CBC News''. May 24, 2015. She has degrees in Psychology and in Philosophy from the University of Calgary. She graduated from the

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faculty of law in 2012. As a lawyer, she specialized in labour and employment. She also worked as a clerk in a provincial court.Darcy Henton,
Kathleen Ganley is the new Justice Minister, Solicitor-General
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'', May 24, 2015. Ganley gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Wren, in November 2017.

Electoral history

2015 general election

2019 general election

2023 general election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ganley, Kathleen Alberta New Democratic Party MLAs Living people Members of the Executive Council of Alberta Lawyers from Calgary Politicians from Edmonton University of Calgary alumni Women MLAs in Alberta University of Calgary Faculty of Law alumni 21st-century Canadian women politicians Women government ministers of Canada 1978 births Politicians from Calgary 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta