Linda Johnson | |
Birth Date: | [1] |
Birth Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Residence: | Calgary, Alberta |
Office1: | MLA for Calgary-Glenmore |
Term Start1: | April 23, 2012 |
Term End1: | May 5, 2015 |
Predecessor1: | Paul Hinman |
Successor1: | Anam Kazim |
Party: | Progressive Conservative |
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.
Johnson ran for the Calgary Ward 11 City Councilor seat in October 2017 but lost to Jeromy Farkas.[4]