Donald J. "Don" Johnston

1984 Leadership Campaign

1984 Leadership Campaign

1984 Leadership Campaign

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 1936.06.26 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

OCCUPATION: Lawyer, Law School Instructor.

POLITICAL PARTY:
Liberal: October 1978 - January 1988 and February 1990 - .
Independent Liberal: January 1988 - February 1990. (Note: Johnston quit the Liberals in 1988 over a dispute with Leader John Turner over trade issues; Johnston supported a free trade treaty with the US, while Turner opposed it. Johnston return to the Liberals when Turner resigned as Leader in 1990.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS:
1988 - Did not seek re-election.
1984.09.04 - Saint-Henri-Westmount, Quebec - Re-Elected.
1980.02.18 - Saint-Henri-Westmount, Quebec - Re-Elected.
1979.05.22 - Saint-Henri-Westmount, Quebec - Re-Elected.
1978.10.16 - Westmount, Quebec - Elected.

SENIOR GOVERNMENT:
Minister of Justice / Attorney General of Canada (1984.06.30 - 1984.09.16).
Minister of State for Economic and Regional Development (1983.12.07 - 1984.06.29).
Minister of State for Science and Technology (1982.09.30 - 1984.06.29).
Minister of State for Economic Development (1982.09.30 - 1983.12.06).
President of the Treasury Board (1980.03.03 - 1982.09.29).

PARTY LEADERSHIP:
Candidate for Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, June 1984. First ballot: 3rd place (out of seven candidates) with 278 votes - 8.1%. Second ballot: 3rd place with 192 votes (5.6%). John Turner won on the second ballot with 1,862 votes (54%).

President, Liberal Party of Canada (1990 - 1994). Elected 1990. Re-Elected 1992.

MISCELLANEOUS:
Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)/ Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE), June 1996 - May 2006.