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on June 26, 1995, and was also appointed as government house leader on August 16, 1996. He developed a reputation as a calm and skilled negotiator, and generally tried to remain above the partisan bantering that frequently dominates legislative sittings. Johnson also served as interim
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have a significant role in developing these policies, and was sometimes regarded as simply the government's liaison. Nonetheless, his position as
Education Minister made him extremely unpopular with the province's public-schools unions.
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borough from 1982 to 1993. He also served on the
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candidate in the federal Don Valley East riding. He lost to
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271:He was elected to the provincial legislature in a
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298:Johnson was easily re-elected in the
190:(born December 17, 1945) is a former
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344:rather than the safer Tory seat of
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804:Minister of Education and Training
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242:. After graduation, he worked at
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210:from 1993 to 1999, and a senior
238:degree in Mathematics from the
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194:in Ontario, Canada. He was the
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168:Progressive Conservative
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287:. Johnson defeated his
283:in the constituency of
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240:University of Waterloo
372:, Johnson ran as the
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358:Ontario Liberal Party
320:Minister of Education
214:in the government of
202:from 1982 to 1993, a
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232:McMaster University
228:Bachelor of Science
16:Canadian politician
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576:Total valid votes
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141:David John Johnson
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1114:Tony Clement
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1224:Rob Sampson
1189:Frank Klees
1179:Helen Johns
1174:Cam Jackson
1129:Janet Ecker
1092:Mike Harris
1083:(1995β2002)
1081:Mike Harris
1022:Alan Redway
977:John Warren
969:John Warren
813:Janet Ecker
772:Mike Harris
727:October 14,
273:by-election
216:Mike Harris
177:Businessman
110:Alan Redway
105:Preceded by
54:Preceded by
36:Ontario MPP
1303:Categories
1269:Jim Wilson
1209:Dan Newman
1139:Ernie Eves
1109:Brad Clark
1099:John Baird
899:1996β1997
888:Ernie Eves
881:Successor
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808:1997β1999
790:Successor
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192:politician
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559:Communist
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285:Don Mills
255:Municipal
200:East York
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