Joe Ceci | |
|---|---|
 Ceci in May 2015 | |
| Minister of Finance of Alberta President of the Treasury Board | |
| In office May 24, 2015 – April 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Robin Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Travis Toews |
| Member of theLegislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| Assumed office April 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kathleen Ganley |
| Constituency | Calgary-Buffalo |
| In office May 5, 2015 – April 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Wayne Cao |
| Succeeded by | district abolished |
| Constituency | Calgary-Fort |
| Alderman for Calgary Ward 9 | |
| In office 1995–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Anthony Ceci (1957-07-30)July 30, 1957 (age 67) Toronto,Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Spouse | Christine |
| Residence(s) | Calgary,Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Western Ontario University of Calgary |
| Occupation | Social Worker |
| Portfolio | Minister of Finance & President of the Alberta Treasury Board |
Joseph Anthony CeciECA MLA (born July 30, 1957) is aCanadian,Albertan, politician who was elected in the2019 Alberta general election to represent theelectoral district ofCalgary-Buffalo in the30th Alberta Legislature. He was previously elected in2015 to representCalgary-Fort in the29th Legislature. He is a member of theAlberta New Democratic Party. Prior to holding provincial office, Ceci served as analderman on theCalgary City Council, representing Ward 9 from 1995 to 2010.[1]
Ceci was born in 1957 in Toronto, where he lived until 1976,[2] following graduation from local high schoolNelson A. Boylen Collegiate Institute. He received a Bachelor of Social Work degree from theUniversity of Western Ontario in 1980.[3] Later that year, he moved to Calgary, where he worked as a social worker. During this time, he attended theUniversity of Calgary, where he received a master's degree in social work in 1989.[3]
He previously served onCalgary City Council as the alderman for Ward 9 from 1995 to 2010.[4][5] In his 2004–2007 term he was a founding member community safety councils inInglewood-Ramsay andForest Lawn.[5]
Ceci was challenged in the2007 election by Al Koenig, president of the Calgary Police Association, who had criticized city council for not being "...as assertive on crime as we’d like to see"; Ceci defeated him by a wide margin.[6] He retired from City Council in 2010, choosing to not run for re-election after 15 years on the Council.[1]
Touted as astar candidate, Ceci ran for theAlberta New Democratic Party in the2015 Alberta general election for the electoral district ofCalgary-Fort, hoping to become the first NDP MLA elected in Calgary since 1993, whenBob Hawkesworth was defeated in the riding ofCalgary Mountain View.[7][8] He won the riding with a majority of over 3000 votes and 49.8% of the popular vote;Progressive Conservative candidate Andy Nguyen finished second in the popular vote.[9] On May 24, 2015, he was sworn in as Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board in the Alberta Cabinet.[10] Ceci was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election, however the NDP lost government and therefore Ceci lost his cabinet position. As of June 21, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Arts and Culture and also chairs the Official Opposition caucus.
| 2023 Alberta general election:Calgary-Buffalo | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Joe Ceci | 13,221 | 63.00 | +14.14 | ||||
| United Conservative | Astrid Kuhn | 7,292 | 34.75 | -4.41 | ||||
| Green | Jonathan Parks | 349 | 1.66 | -0.22 | ||||
| Solidarity Movement | Lona Henry | 125 | 0.60 | – | ||||
| Total | 20,987 | 98.82 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 250 | 1.18 | ||||||
| Turnout | 21,237 | 56.18 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 37,801 | |||||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | +9.28 | ||||||
Source(s) Source:Elections Alberta[11] | ||||||||
| 2019 Alberta general election:Calgary-Buffalo | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Joe Ceci | 11,292 | 48.86% | 13.75% | $56,232 | |||
| United Conservative | Tom Olsen | 9,050 | 39.16% | 0.92% | $60,374 | |||
| Alberta Party | Omar Masood | 1,597 | 6.91% | +4.01% | $24,282 | |||
| Liberal | Jennifer Khan | 590 | 2.55% | -22.11% | $500 | |||
| Green | Heather Morigeau | 436 | 1.89% | -0.09% | $534 | |||
| Alberta Independence | Cory Hetherington | 147 | 0.64% | – | $1,005 | |||
| Total | 23,112 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 290 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 38,432 | 60.89% | 20.02% | |||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | 1.34% | ||||||
Source(s) Source:Elections Alberta[12][13][14] Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". TheElections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000. | ||||||||
| 2015 Alberta general election:Calgary-Fort | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Joe Ceci | 7,027 | 49.77% | 43.05% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Andy Bao Nguyen | 3,204 | 22.69% | -18.25% | ||||
| Wildrose | Jeevan Mangat | 3,003 | 21.27% | -18.46% | ||||
| Liberal | Said Abdulbaki | 476 | 3.37% | -6.58% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Vic Goosen | 410 | 2.90% | – | ||||
| Total | 14,120 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 114 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 32,411 | 43.92% | -0.06% | |||||
| New Democraticgain fromProgressive Conservative | Swing | 12.93% | ||||||
Source(s) Source:"12 - Calgary-Fort Official Results 2015 Alberta general election".officialresults.elections.ab.ca.Elections Alberta. RetrievedMay 21, 2020. | ||||||||
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