Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
Mickey Amery | |
Birth Date: | 26 April 1982 |
Birth Place: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Office: | Alberta Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Alberta |
Term Start: | June 9, 2023 |
Premier: | Danielle Smith |
Predecessor: | Tyler Shandro |
Office1: | Alberta Minister of Children Services |
Term Start1: | October 21, 2022 |
Term End1: | June 9, 2023 |
Premier1: | Danielle Smith |
Predecessor1: | Matt Jones |
Office2: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Cross |
Predecessor2: | Ricardo Miranda |
Term Start2: | April 16, 2019 |
Party: | United Conservative Party |
Children: | 3 |
Relations: | Moe Amery (father) |
Occupation: | lawyer |
Mickey Amery (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.
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]