Kathleen Ganley

Kathleen Teresa Ganley (born 1978) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Mountain View in the 30th Alberta Legislature. She was previously elected in 2015 to represent Calgary-Buffalo in the 29th Legislature. She is a member of the New Democratic Party of Alberta.[1] On May 24, 2015 she was sworn in as the Minister of Justice and Minister of Aboriginal Affairs for the province of Alberta.[2] 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 1960's.[3]The department of Aboriginal Relations was renamed to Indigenous Relations, reflecting the preference of Indigenous communities, with Richard Feehan appointed Minister of Indigenous Relations.[4]

Kathleen Ganley
Ganley in May 2015
Minister of Justice and Solicitor General of Alberta
In office
May 24, 2015 – April 30, 2019
PremierRachel Notley
Preceded byJonathan Denis
Succeeded byDoug Schweitzer
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Mountain View
Assumed office
April 16, 2019
Preceded byDavid Swann
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Buffalo
In office
May 5, 2015 – April 16, 2019
Preceded byKent Hehr
Succeeded byJoe Ceci
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
In office
May 24, 2015 – February 2, 2016
Preceded byJim Prentice
Succeeded byRichard Feehan
Personal details
Born1976/1977 (age 43–44)
Edmonton, Alberta
Political partyAlberta New Democratic Party
ResidenceCalgary, Alberta
Alma materUniversity of Calgary
OccupationLawyer
PortfolioMinister of Justice and Solicitor General

Life and career

Ganley was born in Edmonton and moved to Calgary before she turned two.[5] She has degrees in Psychology and in Philosophy from the University of Calgary. She graduated from the University of Calgary faculty of law in 2012. As a lawyer, she specialized in labour and employment.[5] She also worked as a clerk in a provincial court.[6] Ganley gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Wren, in November, 2017.[7]

Electoral history

2015 general election
2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Buffalo
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticKathleen Ganley4,67135.11+30.15$3,118
Progressive ConservativeTerry Rock3,73828.09−2.52$92,068
LiberalDavid Khan3,28224.67−17.35$54,749
WildroseLeah Wamboldt1,35110.15−10.16$2,900
GreenSabrina Levac2631.98–$500
Total valid votes 13,305100.0
Rejected, spoiled and declined 193
Turnout 13,49841.0
Eligible voters 32,950
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +16.34
Source: Elections Alberta[8][9]

2019 general election
2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Mountain View
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticKathleen Ganley12,52647.3+18.4
United ConservativeJeremy Wong9,70836.7+2.24
Alberta PartyAngela Kokott2,3458.9––
LiberalDavid Khan1,4745.6-31.07
GreenThana Boonlert3151.2––
 IndependenceMonica Friesz1020.4--
Total valid votes 26,470
Rejected, spoiled and declined 296
Registered electors 40,734
Turnout 65.5%
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing %
Source: Elections Alberta[10]

References
  1. Howell, Trevor (13 April 2015). "Calgary-Buffalo Riding: Ganley, Khan, Levac, Rock and Wamboldt". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. "Rachel Notley sworn in as Alberta premier, reveals cabinet," CBC News, May 24, 2015.
  3. "Meet the Minister: Kathleen Ganley-Justice". Alberta Views - The Magazine for Engaged Citizens. 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  4. "Alberta's new Cabinet focused on jobs, economic growth and diversification". Alberta.ca. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  5. "Rachel Notley government features 3 Calgary MLAs in slimmed-down cabinet," CBC News. May 24, 2015.
  6. Darcy Henton, "Kathleen Ganley is the new Justice Minister, Solicitor-General," Calgary Herald, May 24, 2015.
  7. James Wood (28 November 2017). "Justice Minister Ganley goes on maternity leave; Marlin Schmidt to take over". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  8. "2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  9. "2015-2016 Annual Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  10. "2019 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
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