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Mike Ellis (Canadian politician)

Michael George Ellis ECA MLA (born January 9, 1973) is a Canadian politician who has represented Calgary-West in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta since 2014, sitting as a member of the Progressive Conservatives and later the United Conservative Party (UCP). Ellis was sworn in as Deputy Premier and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services in Alberta. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a police officer.

Background

Ellis was born and raised in Calgary, where he was a police sergeant with the Calgary Police Service between the years 2003 and 2015.[1]

He is married with three children.[2]

Political career

Ellis was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in a by-election on October 27, 2014 as a Progressive Conservative (PC).[1] He was re-elected in the 2015, 2019, and 2023 provincial elections and has also been the government whip.

He had previously challenged his predecessor, Ken Hughes, in a nomination contest in the same district for the 2012 Alberta general election,[3]

Ellis supported Danielle Smith during her leadership bid citing that she shares his "values for improving public safety."[4]

Premier Jason Kenney named Ellis as Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions in a 2021 cabinet shuffle.[5]

Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services

Ellis was appointed Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services by Premier Danielle Smith on October 24, 2022 upon Smith's victory of the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election.[6]

In December 2022 Ellis updated the Alberta Police Act to include an independent committee that handles complaints made towards police.[7]

Ellis has introduced plans to have police carry mandatory body cams.[8]

Ellis gave the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) $4.4 million to combat gang and gun violence.[9]

During the 2023 Alberta general election, Ellis joined the far-right Rebel News' hosts Ezra Levant and Sheila Gunn Reid for their live-coverage of the event.[10] Ellis was sworn in again as Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services on June 9, 2023.[11]

Deputy Premier of Alberta

Following the defeat of former Deputy Premier Kaycee Madu in the 2023 Alberta general election and cabinet reshuffling of Nathan Neudorf, Ellis was sworn in as the sole Deputy Premier of Alberta on June 9, 2023.[11][12]

Election results

References

  1. ^ a b "Calgary-West elects PC Party's Mike Ellis". CBC News, October 27, 2014.
  2. ^ "Calgary-West: The issues, the candidates". Calgary Sun, October 25, 2014.
  3. ^ "Mike Ellis out of second PC party Calgary-West contest" Archived 2014-10-28 at the Wayback Machine. Calgary Herald, February 21, 2012.
  4. ^ Green, Arthur C. (21 September 2022). "Smith endorsed by MLA Ellis from Calgary West". Western Standard. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  5. ^ von Scheel, Elise; Bellefontaine, Michelle (July 8, 2021). "Alberta Premier Jason Kenney shuffles his cabinet". CBC News.
  6. ^ "Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  7. ^ "Alberta to create Police Review Commission for misconduct investigations, still finalizing RCMP participation". Edmonton. 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  8. ^ Cummings, Medeleine (March 14, 2023). "Body-worn cameras to be mandatory for all police officers in Alberta, province says".
  9. ^ "Alberta announces $4M in police funding to address gangs, gun violence".
  10. ^ "MLA Mike Ellis joins Rebel News' Live Coverage of Alberta Election Night". YouTube. 30 May 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  12. ^ "https://twitter.com/MikeEllisUCP/status/1667283937889259521?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-06-10. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  13. ^ "26 - Calgary-West". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.