43:
1402:
313:
Miranda's entry into politics came after encouragement by
Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley, who suggested he may run for the Alberta NDP party. Previously, Miranda had served as a member of various committees, including the Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund and the Select
348:. In addition to belonging to a sexual minority group, Miranda has variously spoken publicly about the difficulties of his early life fleeing war and persecution, and has been the voice of Judaism in the legislature, rising to inform on the occasion of various Jewish holidays.
1436:
284:
Miranda engaged for several years in activism for various workers' rights organizations. While employed as a flight attendant for Air Canada, he was elected president of his local union, one of the largest within the
666:
391:
1476:
289:. He went on to work for CUPE as a researcher in the Alberta office of CUPE National, where he met and worked with Louis Arab, husband of the incumbent premier and Alberta NDP leader the Hon.
659:
384:
1215:
1446:
652:
377:
1011:
359:, Miranda married boyfriend and partner Christopher Brown. He had met Brown early in 2018. The marriage ceremony of Miranda and Brown was officiated by Alberta Premier
903:
731:
1486:
1431:
1257:
1466:
951:
326:
1456:
1209:
1170:
1481:
1090:
57:
1194:
1155:
286:
1451:
1441:
333:. In February 2016, Miranda was appointed as Alberta's Minister of Culture and Tourism in a provincial government headed by Notley.
978:
239:
100:
314:
Special Ethics and
Accountability Committee. He also served as chair of the Standing Committee on Alberta's Economic Future.
1356:
1250:
674:
399:
318:
243:
1461:
896:
708:
462:
234:
184:
32:
996:
274:
1108:
1068:
947:
601:
436:
1471:
1243:
1125:
925:
330:
1426:
1235:
815:
794:
773:
512:
302:
278:
270:
210:
1421:
1270:
1012:"Save the date: Ricardo Miranda, Alberta’s first openly gay cabinet minister, is getting married"
294:
247:
629:
Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election
Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The
1366:
1205:
1201:
1166:
1162:
1133:
933:
625:
1376:
1341:
1195:
2019 General
Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances
908:
609:
352:
293:. As a CUPE researcher, Miranda also contributed to public policy as a board member of the
1346:
1321:
1266:
1077:
238:(born August 22, 1976) is a Canadian politician and trade unionist who was elected to the
1391:
1386:
1326:
1316:
1291:
1095:
1072:
983:
752:
356:
257:
On
February 2, 2016, Miranda was appointed Alberta's Minister of Culture and Tourism.
1415:
1336:
1331:
1301:
1284:
1273:
679:
488:
404:
360:
345:
290:
251:
104:
273:
immigrating to Canada as a refugee when he was just 10-years-old. He graduated from
42:
1371:
1296:
1016:
952:
Ryan
Rumbolt, "Communist League candidate Katherine LeRougetel enters mayoral race"
635:†Comparison for UCP is to the combined Wildrose & PC redistributed vote in 2015
441:
139:
127:
1401:
1044:
1381:
1351:
1311:
92:
80:
325:
politicians elected to the provincial legislature, alongside caucus colleagues
298:
205:
174:
1030:
699:
424:
1306:
1156:
2019 General
Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II
1112:
1109:"Alberta premier officiates cabinet minister's historic same-sex wedding"
277:
in
Calgary, and went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree from the
266:
198:
194:
170:
351:
Miranda became
Alberta's first cabinet minister to be married in a
1437:
Canadian LGBTQ people in provincial and territorial legislatures
1091:"Son of longtime MLA Moe Amery ready to take over Calgary-Cross"
355:. In a marriage ceremony held on December 28, 2018 in Calgary's
322:
1239:
1477:
21st-century members of the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
979:"NDP's Miranda wins by 100 votes over former police chief"
997:"Ricardo Miranda: From refugee to cabinet minister,"
1126:"05 - Calgary-Cross, 2019 Alberta general election"
926:"06 - Calgary-Cross, 2015 Alberta general election"
216:
204:
190:
180:
154:
149:
133:
121:
98:
86:
74:
56:
23:
269:, Nicaragua, and is Jewish. In 1988, Miranda left
946:†Le Rougetel was a candidate of the unregistered
336:He was defeated in the 2019 provincial election.
1251:
660:
385:
8:
1447:Members of the Executive Council of Alberta
1258:
1244:
1236:
1069:"Alberta's NDP Government A Diverse Bunch"
667:
653:
645:
392:
378:
370:
70:February 2, 2016 – April 30, 2019
41:
20:
1193:Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019).
1154:Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019).
321:, becoming one of the first three openly
1200:(Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.:
1161:(Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.:
971:
633:limits "Election Expenses" to $ 50,000.
608:
58:Alberta Minister of Culture and Tourism
958:, 5 March 2017, accessed 8 March 2017.
16:Canadian politician and trade unionist
117:May 5, 2015 – April 16, 2019
7:
1045:"CUPE Researcher elected in Alberta"
301:based in the Faculty of Arts at the
1487:21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people
1221:from the original on July 15, 2021
1049:Canadian Union of Public Employees
297:, an Edmonton-based public policy
287:Canadian Union of Public Employees
14:
1432:Alberta New Democratic Party MLAs
1400:
317:He was elected as an MLA in the
1130:officialresults.elections.ab.ca
930:officialresults.elections.ab.ca
854:Rejected, spoiled and declined
554:Rejected, spoiled and declined
240:Legislative Assembly of Alberta
101:Legislative Assembly of Alberta
1467:Nicaraguan emigrants to Canada
1:
675:2015 Alberta general election
400:2019 Alberta general election
319:2015 Alberta general election
244:2015 Alberta general election
1457:University of Calgary alumni
874:Eligible electors / turnout
185:Alberta New Democratic Party
1482:Jewish Canadian politicians
689:
613:
414:
1503:
698:
695:
692:
428:
423:
420:
417:
275:Father Lacombe High School
1398:
1281:
917:
907:
895:
873:
853:
833:
686:
648:
618:
600:
588:
573:
553:
533:
411:
373:
224:
145:
110:
63:
52:
40:
1452:Politicians from Calgary
1442:Canadian gay politicians
904:Progressive Conservative
732:Progressive Conservative
820:Katherine Le Rougetel †
331:Estefania Cortes-Vargas
303:University of Alberta
279:University of Calgary
211:University of Calgary
1115:, December 30, 2018.
1000:Canadian Jewish News
265:Miranda was born in
1462:People from Managua
1020:, December 5, 2018.
602:United Conservative
437:United Conservative
47:Miranda in May 2015
1271:Premier of Alberta
1204:. pp. 68–82.
1165:. pp. 19–22.
344:Miranda is openly
295:Parkland Institute
271:war-torn Nicaragua
248:electoral district
1409:
1408:
1367:Marg McCuaig-Boyd
1276:(2015–2019)
1211:978-1-988620-13-8
1202:Elections Alberta
1172:978-1-988620-12-1
1163:Elections Alberta
1134:Elections Alberta
1099:, April 18, 2019.
964:
963:
934:Elections Alberta
778:Manjot Singh Gill
641:
640:
626:Elections Alberta
367:Electoral history
246:representing the
228:
227:
1494:
1404:
1377:Shannon Phillips
1357:Stephanie McLean
1342:Danielle Larivee
1260:
1253:
1246:
1237:
1231:
1230:
1228:
1226:
1220:
1199:
1190:
1184:
1183:
1181:
1179:
1160:
1151:
1145:
1144:
1142:
1140:
1122:
1116:
1106:
1100:
1088:
1082:
1066:
1060:
1059:
1057:
1055:
1041:
1035:
1034:
1027:
1021:
1009:
1003:
994:
988:
976:
948:Communist League
944:
942:
940:
889:
884:
879:
869:
864:
859:
849:
844:
839:
701:
682:
669:
662:
655:
646:
594:
589:Eligible voters
584:
579:
569:
564:
559:
549:
544:
539:
426:
407:
394:
387:
380:
371:
353:same-sex wedding
327:Michael Connolly
309:Political career
237:
168:
164:
162:
150:Personal details
136:
124:
115:
89:
77:
68:
45:
35:
21:
1502:
1501:
1497:
1496:
1495:
1493:
1492:
1491:
1472:Nicaraguan Jews
1412:
1411:
1410:
1405:
1396:
1362:Ricardo Miranda
1347:Brian Malkinson
1322:Kathleen Ganley
1288:
1277:
1264:
1234:
1224:
1222:
1218:
1212:
1197:
1192:
1191:
1187:
1177:
1175:
1173:
1158:
1153:
1152:
1148:
1138:
1136:
1124:
1123:
1119:
1107:
1103:
1089:
1085:
1078:Huffington Post
1067:
1063:
1053:
1051:
1043:
1042:
1038:
1031:"Board Members"
1029:
1028:
1024:
1010:
1006:
995:
991:
977:
973:
969:
960:
959:
945:
938:
936:
924:
921:
887:
882:
877:
867:
862:
857:
847:
842:
837:
714:Ricardo Miranda
678:
673:
643:
637:
636:
634:
628:
622:
592:
582:
577:
567:
562:
557:
547:
542:
537:
468:Ricardo Miranda
403:
398:
369:
342:
311:
263:
261:Before politics
233:
231:Ricardo Miranda
181:Political party
169:
166:
165:August 22, 1976
160:
158:
134:
122:
116:
111:
87:
75:
69:
64:
48:
36:
31:
29:
28:Ricardo Miranda
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1500:
1498:
1490:
1489:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1469:
1464:
1459:
1454:
1449:
1444:
1439:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1414:
1413:
1407:
1406:
1399:
1397:
1395:
1394:
1392:Lori Sigurdson
1389:
1387:Marlin Schmidt
1384:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1327:Christina Gray
1324:
1319:
1317:Richard Feehan
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1292:Shaye Anderson
1282:
1279:
1278:
1265:
1263:
1262:
1255:
1248:
1240:
1233:
1232:
1210:
1185:
1171:
1146:
1117:
1101:
1096:Calgary Herald
1083:
1081:, May 6, 2015.
1073:Canadian Press
1061:
1036:
1022:
1004:
989:
987:, May 6, 2015.
984:Calgary Herald
970:
968:
965:
962:
961:
956:Calgary Herald
922:
919:
918:
915:
914:
911:
906:
897:New Democratic
894:
891:
890:
885:
880:
875:
871:
870:
865:
860:
855:
851:
850:
845:
840:
835:
831:
830:
827:
824:
821:
818:
813:
810:
809:
806:
803:
800:
797:
792:
789:
788:
785:
782:
779:
776:
771:
768:
767:
764:
761:
758:
755:
750:
747:
746:
743:
740:
737:
734:
729:
726:
725:
722:
719:
716:
711:
709:New Democratic
706:
703:
702:
697:
694:
691:
688:
684:
683:
672:
671:
664:
657:
649:
639:
638:
623:
620:
619:
616:
615:
612:
607:
599:
596:
595:
590:
586:
585:
580:
575:
571:
570:
565:
560:
555:
551:
550:
545:
540:
535:
531:
530:
527:
524:
521:
518:
515:
510:
507:
506:
503:
500:
497:
494:
491:
486:
483:
482:
479:
476:
473:
470:
465:
463:New Democratic
460:
457:
456:
453:
450:
447:
444:
439:
434:
431:
430:
427:
422:
419:
416:
413:
409:
408:
397:
396:
389:
382:
374:
368:
365:
357:Glenbow Museum
341:
338:
310:
307:
262:
259:
226:
225:
222:
221:
218:
214:
213:
208:
202:
201:
192:
188:
187:
182:
178:
177:
156:
152:
151:
147:
146:
143:
142:
137:
131:
130:
125:
119:
118:
108:
107:
99:Member of the
96:
95:
90:
84:
83:
78:
72:
71:
61:
60:
54:
53:
50:
49:
46:
38:
37:
30:
27:
25:The Honourable
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1499:
1488:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1470:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1427:Living people
1425:
1423:
1420:
1419:
1417:
1403:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1337:Sandra Jansen
1335:
1333:
1332:Sarah Hoffman
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1302:Oneil Carlier
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1289:
1287:
1286:
1285:Rachel Notley
1280:
1275:
1274:Rachel Notley
1272:
1268:
1261:
1256:
1254:
1249:
1247:
1242:
1241:
1238:
1217:
1213:
1207:
1203:
1196:
1189:
1186:
1174:
1168:
1164:
1157:
1150:
1147:
1135:
1131:
1127:
1121:
1118:
1114:
1110:
1105:
1102:
1098:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1084:
1080:
1079:
1074:
1070:
1065:
1062:
1050:
1046:
1040:
1037:
1032:
1026:
1023:
1019:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1005:
1001:
998:
993:
990:
986:
985:
980:
975:
972:
966:
957:
953:
949:
935:
931:
927:
916:
912:
910:
905:
901:
898:
893:
892:
886:
881:
876:
872:
866:
861:
856:
852:
846:
841:
836:
832:
828:
825:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
811:
807:
804:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
790:
786:
783:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
769:
765:
762:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
748:
744:
741:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
727:
723:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
704:
685:
681:
680:Calgary-Cross
676:
670:
665:
663:
658:
656:
651:
650:
647:
644:
632:
631:Elections Act
627:
617:
611:
606:
605:notional hold
603:
598:
597:
591:
587:
581:
576:
572:
566:
561:
556:
552:
546:
541:
536:
532:
528:
525:
522:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
508:
504:
501:
498:
495:
492:
490:
489:Alberta Party
487:
485:
484:
480:
477:
474:
471:
469:
466:
464:
461:
459:
458:
454:
451:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
433:
432:
429:Expenditures
410:
406:
405:Calgary-Cross
401:
395:
390:
388:
383:
381:
376:
375:
372:
366:
364:
362:
361:Rachel Notley
358:
354:
349:
347:
340:Personal life
339:
337:
334:
332:
328:
324:
320:
315:
308:
306:
304:
300:
296:
292:
291:Rachel Notley
288:
282:
280:
276:
272:
268:
260:
258:
255:
253:
252:Calgary-Cross
249:
245:
241:
236:
232:
223:
219:
215:
212:
209:
207:
203:
200:
196:
193:
189:
186:
183:
179:
176:
172:
167:(age 48)
157:
153:
148:
144:
141:
138:
132:
129:
126:
120:
114:
109:
106:
105:Calgary-Cross
102:
97:
94:
91:
85:
82:
79:
73:
67:
62:
59:
55:
51:
44:
39:
34:
22:
19:
1372:Brandy Payne
1361:
1297:Deron Bilous
1283:
1223:. Retrieved
1188:
1176:. Retrieved
1149:
1137:. Retrieved
1129:
1120:
1104:
1094:
1086:
1076:
1064:
1052:. Retrieved
1048:
1039:
1025:
1017:Toronto Star
1015:
1007:
999:
992:
982:
974:
955:
937:. Retrieved
929:
899:
757:Moiz Mahmood
713:
642:
630:
604:
517:Naser Kukhun
493:Braham Luddu
467:
442:Mickey Amery
350:
343:
335:
316:
312:
283:
264:
256:
230:
229:
191:Residence(s)
140:Mickey Amery
135:Succeeded by
128:Yvonne Fritz
112:
88:Succeeded by
65:
18:
1422:1976 births
1382:Irfan Sabir
1352:Brian Mason
1312:David Eggen
816:Independent
736:Rick Hanson
123:Preceded by
93:Leela Aheer
81:David Eggen
76:Preceded by
1416:Categories
967:References
799:Peter Meic
690:Candidate
415:Candidate
299:think tank
220:Researcher
217:Occupation
206:Alma mater
161:1976-08-22
1054:March 27,
920:Source(s)
621:Source(s)
481:$ 54,925
455:$ 39,209
175:Nicaragua
113:In office
66:In office
1307:Joe Ceci
1225:April 7,
1216:Archived
1178:April 7,
1113:CBC News
923:Source:
829:–
766:-21.81%
753:Wildrose
624:Source:
574:Turnout
529:$ 4,299
505:$ 6,936
1267:Cabinet
1139:May 21,
939:May 21,
913:-2.94%
868:–
863:–
848:–
843:–
787:-0.79%
774:Liberal
745:-9.31%
724:31.10%
568:–
548:–
513:Liberal
502:–
267:Managua
242:in the
199:Alberta
195:Calgary
171:Managua
1208:
1169:
950:. See
888:-3.07%
883:40.70%
878:31,535
838:12,736
834:Total
808:0.32%
763:16.17%
742:35.34%
721:36.13%
687:Party
677::
614:-2.25
593:30,844
578:16,535
538:16,414
534:Total
452:+2.75†
412:Party
402::
1219:(PDF)
1198:(PDF)
1159:(PDF)
909:Swing
902:from
826:1.12%
805:1.85%
795:Green
784:9.38%
781:1,194
760:2,060
739:4,501
718:4,602
693:Votes
610:Swing
583:53.61
543:99.27
526:-6.88
478:+1.25
475:37.38
472:6,135
449:54.26
446:8,907
418:Votes
1227:2021
1206:ISBN
1180:2021
1167:ISBN
1141:2020
1075:via
1056:2018
941:2020
900:gain
563:0.73
523:2.50
499:5.86
329:and
323:LGBT
155:Born
103:for
1269:of
823:143
802:236
558:121
520:410
496:962
346:gay
250:of
235:ECA
33:ECA
1418::
1214:.
1132:.
1128:.
1111:.
1093:.
1071:.
1047:.
1014:.
981:.
954:,
932:.
928:.
858:98
700:±%
425:±%
363:.
305:.
281:.
254:.
197:,
173:,
163:)
1259:e
1252:t
1245:v
1229:.
1182:.
1143:.
1058:.
1033:.
1002:.
943:.
696:%
668:e
661:t
654:v
421:%
393:e
386:t
379:v
159:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
