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 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Cross in the 30th Alberta Legislature.
Biography Amery was born on 26 April 1982 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to Lebanese parents; Moe Amery a Politician and his wife Maryam Abu Ghosn. 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 2023 Alberta general election, 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. 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 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.
In 2026, The Globe and Mail published an investigation which implicated Amery in changing electoral investigation laws while Sam Mraiche (to whom Amery is "loosely related") was under scrutiny for irregular electoral contributions.
Amery is the son of longtime Calgary-East MLA Moe Amery."Son of longtime MLA Moe Amery ready to take over Calgary-Cross". Calgary Herald, April 18, 2019.
Electoral history 2023 general election
2019 general election
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