HON. KAYCEE MADU
Q.C

Minister of Justice and Solicitor General

Government of Alberta

Alberta, Canada

Kaycee Madu was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Edmonton-South West, on April 16, 2019. He was appointed as Minister of Justice and Solicitor General on August 25, 2020, becoming the first Black Minister of Justice and Solicitor General in Canada. Prior to this, he served as the Minister of Municipal Affairs.

Madu also serves as the Deputy Government House Leader, as well as, the Provincial Secretary and Keeper of the Great Seal. In addition to Madu’s ministerial responsibilities, he serves on key cabinet committees, such as, Vice-Chair of Legislative Review Committee, Member of Priorities and Implementation Cabinet Committee, Member of Emergency Management Cabinet Committee, and Member of Communities and Families Cabinet Committee.

Madu has been a lawyer for 16 years, practicing in both Nigeria and Canada. He operated a law office with his wife, Emem, and has worked for Legal Aid Alberta. He volunteers with the Edmonton Community Legal Centre and the lawyer referral program of the Law Society of Alberta.  Madu was awarded the Premier’s award of excellence in the bronze medal category in 2009 with a team of his colleagues at the Government of Alberta, where he worked as a senior technical advisor focusing on legislative and regulatory reviews, operational and strategic public policies, issues management and stakeholder consultation.

His most significant achievement in serving the people of Alberta was working with police services and community leaders to ban the practice of “carding“ by law enforcement. Madu is also undertaking significant reform of the province’s Police Act, and passed legislation that formally recognized First Nations police services throughout the province. This work will enhance the quality of policing in the province and improve relations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Madu is currently undertaking a Provincial Police Transition Study. 

Born and raised in Mbaise, Imo state, in the southeastern part of Nigeria, Madu graduated from the University of Lagos with a bachelor of laws honors degree in 2001. He and his wife migrated to Canada in 2005 and have three children. 

 

Madu enjoys poetry, soccer, traveling and strategic military studies. He volunteers with Alberta’s Nigerian and Igbo communities.

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