Glen D. Johnson Jr. | |
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8th Chancellor of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education | |
In office January 1, 2007 – September 30, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Paul G. Risser |
Succeeded by | Allison Garrett |
President of Southeastern Oklahoma State University | |
In office July 1997 – December 2006 | |
Preceded by | Larry Williams |
Succeeded by | Michael Turner |
35th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives | |
In office 1991–1997 | |
Preceded by | Steve Lewis |
Succeeded by | Lloyd L. Benson |
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives | |
In office 1982–1997 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | April 20, 1954
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | University of Oklahoma OU College of Law |
Occupation | Lawyer, educator, politician |
Glen D. Johnson Jr. (born April 20, 1954) is the former Oklahoma Speaker of the House of Representatives and former Chancellor of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, succeeded by Allison Garrett a state system of colleges and universities in Oklahoma. In 1996, Johnson was the Democratic party nominee for US Congress in the Second Congressional District of Oklahoma, defeated by Tom Coburn.[1]