Don Johnston | |
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 Johnston in 2011 | |
| 4th Secretary-General of the OECD | |
| In office June 1, 1996 – May 30, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Claude Paye |
| Succeeded by | José Ángel Gurría |
| President of the Liberal Party of Canada | |
| In office June 23, 1990 – May 1994 | |
| Preceded by | J. J. Michel Robert |
| Succeeded by | Dan Hays |
| Minister of Justice Attorney General of Canada | |
| In office June 30, 1984 – September 16, 1984 | |
| Prime Minister | John Turner |
| Preceded by | Mark MacGuigan |
| Succeeded by | John Crosbie |
| President of the Treasury Board | |
| In office March 3, 1980 – September 29, 1982 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Sinclair Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Herb Gray |
| Member of Parliament for Saint-Henri—Westmount | |
| In office October 16, 1978 – November 20, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Mills Drury |
| Succeeded by | David Berger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Donald James Johnston June 26, 1936 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | February 4, 2022 (aged 85) Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal (1978–1988, 1990–2022) Independent Liberal (1988) |
| Spouse | Heather Bell Maclaren |
| Children | 4 daughters |
| Cabinet | Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (1984) President of the Treasury Board (1980–1982) Minister of State for Economic and Regional Development (1983–1984) Minister of State for Economic Development (1982–1983) Minister of State for Science and Technology (1982–1984) |
| Committees | Chair, Standing Committee on Public Accounts (1979) |
Donald James Johnston, PC, OC, QC (June 26, 1936 – February 4, 2022) was a Canadian lawyer, writer and politician who was Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 1996 to 2006. He was the first non-European to head that organization. From 1978 to 1988, Johnston was a Liberal Party member of the Canadian parliament and served in the cabinets of prime ministers Pierre Trudeau and John Turner. In addition, he was the president of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1990 to 1994. Johnston was an Officer of the Order of Canada, and an Officer of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour.