George Johnson | |
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20th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba | |
In office December 11, 1986 – March 5, 1993 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governors‑General | Jeanne Sauvé Ray Hnatyshyn |
Premier | Howard Pawley Gary Filmon |
Preceded by | Pearl McGonigal |
Succeeded by | Yvon Dumont |
Manitoba Minister of Health1 | |
In office September 24, 1968 – July 15, 1969 | |
Premier | Walter Weir |
Preceded by | Charles Witney |
Succeeded by | Sidney Green (as Minister of Health and Social Development) |
In office June 30, 1958 – December 9, 1963 | |
Premier | Dufferin Roblin |
Preceded by | Robert Bend |
Succeeded by | Charles Witney |
Manitoba Minister of Education | |
In office December 9, 1963 – September 24, 1968 | |
Premier | Dufferin Roblin Walter Weir |
Preceded by | Stewart McLean |
Succeeded by | Donald Craik (as Minister of Youth and Education) |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
In office June 16, 1958 – June 25, 1969 | |
Preceded by | Steinn O. Thompson |
Succeeded by | John Gottfried |
Constituency | Gimli |
Personal details | |
Born | Winnipeg, Manitoba | November 18, 1920
Died | June 8, 1995 Gimli, Manitoba | (aged 74)
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Spouse | Doris Blondal |
Alma mater | University of Manitoba |
Profession | Physician |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Royal Canadian Navy |
Years of service | 1941–1945 |
Rank | Captain |
1 Minister of Health and Public Welfare from June 30, 1958, to October 25, 1961 | |
George Johnson, OC (November 18, 1920 – July 8, 1995)[1] was a medical doctor and is seen by historians as one of the leading political reformers of the twentieth century in Manitoba.[citation needed] He served as a Cabinet Minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin and Walter Weir and as the province's 20th Lieutenant Governor from 1986 to 1993.[1]