Role Canadian politician Name Michael Connolly | Occupation Student Education University of Ottawa | |
Born March 3, 1994 (age 30) Calgary, Alberta ( 1994-03-03 ) Political party Alberta New Democratic Party Party Alberta New Democratic Party | ||
Mla profile michael connolly
Michael Robert Davies Connolly (born March 3, 1994) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-Hawkwood. Upon election he became one of the first three openly LGBT people elected to the Alberta legislature, alongside caucus colleagues Ricardo Miranda and Estefania Cortes-Vargas.
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He currently serves as deputy chair of the Standing Committee on Private Bills and as a member of the Standing Committee on Alberta's Economic Future. He has previously served as a member of the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices and the Select Special Ethics and Accountability Committee.
Connolly graduated from Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School in 2012 and began studying history and political science in French immersion at the University of Ottawa (specializing in Scottish politics and nationalism, European integration and Euroskepticism) that same year.
Connolly is active in the federal and provincial NDP. He was nominated in 2014 as the NDP's candidate for the 2015 federal election in the riding of Calgary Midnapore, but withdrew to run provincially.