Linda Johnson | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Calgary-Glenmore | |
| In office April 23, 2012 – May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Hinman |
| Succeeded by | Anam Kazim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 or 1959 (age 65–66)[1] Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta |
Linda Johnson (born c. 1959) is a Canadian politician who was an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the electoral district of Calgary-Glenmore, from 2012 to 2015.[2][3]
Her interest in politics began during her high school days when she became active with the Progressive Conservative party. Her first involvement was as a volunteer for former MLA Dennis Anderson. She worked in Ottawa as an assistant to Harvie Andre, MP for Calgary-Centre. She returned to Calgary becoming constituency assistant for Jim Hawkes, MP for Calgary-West.[citation needed]
Johnson ran for the Calgary Ward 11 City Councilor seat in October 2017 but lost to Jeromy Farkas.[4]
- ^ Van, Jason (2012-04-25). "Selling Tupperware helped Linda Johnson gain success in Calgary-Glenmore". Canada.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ^ Alberta Election 2012: Riding-by-riding results Archived 2012-05-30 at the Wayback Machine. The Globe and Mail, April 23, 2012.
- ^ "Legislative Assembly of Alberta". assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "All incumbent councillors re-elected in Calgary election | CBC News".