Kathleen Teresa Ganley ECA (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 1960s.[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]
The Honourable Kathleen Ganley | |
|---|---|
 Ganley in June 2024 | |
| Minister of Justice and Solicitor General of Alberta | |
| In office May 24, 2015 – April 30, 2019 | |
| Premier | Rachel Notley |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Denis |
| Succeeded by | Doug Schweitzer |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Mountain View | |
| Assumed office April 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | David Swann |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Buffalo | |
| In office May 5, 2015 – April 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kent Hehr |
| Succeeded by | Joe Ceci |
| Minister of Aboriginal Affairs | |
| In office May 24, 2015 – February 2, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Prentice |
| Succeeded by | Richard Feehan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1976 or 1977 (age 47–48) Edmonton, Alberta |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Calgary |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Portfolio | Minister of Justice and Solicitor General |
In 2024, she ran for the position of leader of the Alberta NDP, ultimately losing out to former Mayor of Calgary Naheed Nenshi after receiving 5,899 votes or about 8% of the vote.[5]
Life and career
editGanley was born in Edmonton and moved to Calgary before she turned two.[6] 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.[6] She also worked as a clerk in a provincial court.[7] Ganley gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Wren, in November 2017.[8]
Electoral history
edit2015 general election
edit| 2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Buffalo | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Kathleen T. Ganley | 4,671 | 35.11% | 30.39% | $3,118 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Terry Rock | 3,738 | 28.09% | -2.58% | $92,068 | |||
| Liberal | David Khan | 3,282 | 24.67% | -16.80% | $54,749 | |||
| Wildrose | Leah Wamboldt | 1,351 | 10.15% | -10.97% | $2,900 | |||
| Green | Sabrina Lee Levac | 263 | 1.98% | – | $500 | |||
| Total | 13,305 | – | – | – | ||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 162 | – | – | – | ||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 32,950 | 40.87% | -3.39% | – | ||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | -1.89% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "05 - Calgary-Buffalo, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. "2015-2016 Annual Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2018-05-02. | ||||||||
2019 general election
edit| 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Mountain View | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kathleen Ganley | 12,526 | 47.32% | 18.45% | ||||
| United Conservative | Jeremy Wong | 9,708 | 36.68% | 2.24% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Angela Kokott | 2,345 | 8.86% | – | ||||
| Liberal | David Khan | 1,474 | 5.57% | -31.10% | ||||
| Green | Thana Boonlert | 315 | 1.19% | – | ||||
| Alberta Independence | Monica Friesz | 102 | 0.39% | – | ||||
| Total | 26,470 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 203 | 86 | 7 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 38,316 | 69.63% | 15.24% | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | 1.43% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "18 - Calgary-Mountain View, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
2023 general election
edit| 2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Mountain View | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kathleen Ganley | 16,516 | 64.70 | +17.38 | ||||
| United Conservative | Pamela Rath | 8,468 | 33.17 | -3.50 | ||||
| Liberal | Frances Woytkiw | 335 | 1.31 | -4.26 | ||||
| Solidarity Movement | Christopher Wedick | 119 | 0.47 | – | ||||
| Pro-Life | Lucas Hernandez | 90 | 0.35 | – | ||||
| Total | 25,528 | 99.03 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 251 | 0.97 | ||||||
| Turnout | 25,779 | 65.42 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 39,403 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +10.44 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[9] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Howell, Trevor (13 April 2015). "Calgary-Buffalo Riding: Ganley, Khan, Levac, Rock and Wamboldt". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Rachel Notley sworn in as Alberta premier, reveals cabinet," CBC News, May 24, 2015.
- ^ "Meet the Minister: Kathleen Ganley-Justice". Alberta Views - The Magazine for Engaged Citizens. 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ "Alberta's new Cabinet focused on jobs, economic growth and diversification". Alberta.ca. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi named Alberta NDP leader in landslide victory | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ a b "Rachel Notley government features 3 Calgary MLAs in slimmed-down cabinet," CBC News. May 24, 2015.
- ^ Darcy Henton, "Kathleen Ganley is the new Justice Minister, Solicitor-General," Calgary Herald, May 24, 2015.
- ^ James Wood (28 November 2017). "Justice Minister Ganley goes on maternity leave; Marlin Schmidt to take over". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "18 - Calgary-Mountain View". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.