Kaycee Madu was previously Alberta's minister of municipal affairs from 2019 to 2020, before becoming minister of justice and solicitor general of Alberta in 2020.
18 Facts About Kaycee Madu
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Kaycee Madu is the first Black person to serve as a provincial minister of justice in Canada.
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Kaycee Madu was shuffled to the labour and immigration portfolio in 2022 after a probe into a phone call he made to Edmonton's Chief of Police after receiving a traffic ticket.
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The probe found that Kaycee Madu had not interfered in the administration of justice, but that his phone call to the chief of police created a "reasonable perception of interference".
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Kaycee Madu was born and raised in Southeastern Nigeria, and attended the University of Lagos graduating with a Bachelor of Laws, and being called to the bar in Nigeria.
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Kaycee Madu immigrated to Edmonton in 2005 with his wife Emem for her postgraduate studies at the University of Alberta.
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Kelechi Kaycee Madu was an active member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, organizing delegate selection meetings, and later supporting the merger of the party with the Wildrose Party in 2017.
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Kaycee Madu would be the only United Conservative Party candidate elected within the boundaries of the city of Edmonton.
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Kaycee Madu oversaw the beginning of property assessment valuation changes to oil and gas infrastructure, changing from a valuation based on the replacement cost, to the depreciated value of the asset, which led to the leaders of a number of rural municipalities in Alberta speaking out.
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Kaycee Madu introduced Local Authorities Election Amendment Act, 2020 to the Alberta Legislature in June 2020, which amended the legislation which outlines the rules for municipal and school board elections.
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On March 4,2020, Kaycee Madu was designated as a Queen's Counsel by the lieutenant governor of Alberta via an Order-in-Council.
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Kaycee Madu was named Minister of Justice and Solicitor General of Alberta in August 2020.
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On March 10,2021, Kaycee Madu was stopped by the Edmonton Police Service and issued a traffic ticket for using his cellphone while driving in a school zone.
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McFee later stated that Kaycee Madu did not ask for the ticket to be rescinded.
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Kaycee Madu was placed on a leave of absence later in the day by Premier Jason Kenney pending the conclusion of a probe into his conduct.
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On February 25,2022, Kaycee Madu was removed from his position as justice minister and demoted to minister of labour and immigration.
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Tyler Shandro, former labour and immigration minister, swapped roles with Kaycee Madu and took over as justice minister.
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On October 24,2022, Kaycee Madu was named deputy premier along with Nathan Neudorf by premier Danielle Smith.