Mickey Amery (legal name Qassim Mohammed Makki Amery) (born April 26, 1982) is a Canadian politician and former lawyer who has been the Alberta Minister of Justice since June 9, 2023. Amery was elected in the

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to represent the

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in the

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Biography

He is on the Social Services Cabinet Policy Committee and the Legislative Review Committee. On October 21, 2022, Amery was appointed Alberta Minister of Children Services. Amery was re-elected in the

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, and was appointed justice minister on June 9, 2023. Prior to his engagement in the

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, Amery was a practising lawyer and business owner in Calgary, Alberta. 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. Amery also was a director for the Learning Disability Association of Alberta and a member of various local community boards and organizations. A

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alumnus, Amery holds a bachelor's degree in political science, a bachelor's degree in economics, and a

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degree in law. Amery is the son of longtime Calgary-East MLA

Moe Amery Mohammed Amery (né Amiri; September 20, 1954 – October 19, 2023) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He represented the constituency of Calgary-East as a Progressive Conservative. Early life ...

."Son of longtime MLA Moe Amery ready to take over Calgary-Cross"
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'', April 18, 2019.

Electoral history

2023 general election

2019 general election

References

United Conservative Party MLAs Living people Politicians from Calgary 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Canadian people of Lebanese descent Members of the Executive Council of Alberta 1982 births {{Alberta-MLA-stub