Ricardo Miranda

Ricardo Miranda

Miranda in May 2015
MLA for Calgary-Cross Minister of Culture and Tourism
Assumed office
May 5, 2015
Preceded by Yvonne Fritz
Personal details
Born August 22, 1976
Managua, Nicaragua
Political party Alberta New Democratic Party
Residence Calgary, Alberta
Alma mater University of Calgary
Occupation Researcher

Ricardo Miranda (born 1976) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-Cross.[1]

On February 2, 2016, Miranda was appointed the Minister of Culture and Tourism.[2]

Previously he had served as a member of various committees, including the Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund and the Select Special Ethics and Accountability Committee. He also served as chair of the Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future.

He was one of the first three openly LGBT politicians elected to the provincial legislature, alongside caucus colleagues Michael Connolly and Estefania Cortes-Vargas.[3]

Miranda graduated from Father Lacombe High School in Calgary, and went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Calgary. Miranda previously sat as a board member of the Parkland Institute, an Edmonton-based public policy think tank.[4]

Electoral history

2015 general election

Alberta general election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticRicardo Miranda 4,602 36.1%
Progressive ConservativeRick Hanson 4,502 35.4%
WildroseMoiz Mahmood 2,062 16.2%
LiberalManjot Gill 1,191 9.4%
GreenPeter Meic 234 1.8%
IndependentKatherine Le Rougetel 143 1.1%
Total valid votes

References

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