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The Honourable
Joe Ceci
ECA MLA
The Honourable Joe Ceci ECA MLA
	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 the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
	Incumbent
	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; 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 Ceci ECA MLA (born July 30, 1957) is a Canadian, Albertan, politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Buffalo in the 30th Alberta Legislature. He was previously elected in 2015 to represent Calgary-Fort in the 29th Legislature. He is a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party. Prior to holding provincial office, Ceci served as an alderman on the Calgary City Council, representing Ward 9 from 1995 to 2010.^[1]

Background

Ceci was born in 1957 in Toronto, where he lived until 1976,^[2] following graduation from local high school Nelson A. Boylen Collegiate Institute. He received a Bachelor of Social Work degree from the University 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 the University of Calgary, where he received a master's degree in social work in 1989.^[3]

Calgary alderman

He previously served on Calgary 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 in Inglewood-Ramsay and Forest Lawn.^[5]

Ceci was challenged in the 2007 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]

Provincial career

Touted as a star candidate, Ceci ran for the Alberta New Democratic Party in the 2015 Alberta general election for the electoral district of Calgary-Fort, hoping to become the first NDP MLA elected in Calgary since 1993, when Bob Hawkesworth was defeated in the riding of Calgary 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.

Electoral history

2023 general election

v t e 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 Democratic hold		Swing		+9.28
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta^[11]

2019 general election

v t e 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 Democratic hold		Swing		1.34%
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta^[12]^[13]^[14] Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.

2015 general election

v t e 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 Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		12.93%
Source(s) Source: "12 - Calgary-Fort Official Results 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.