Glen D. Johnson Jr.

Glen D. Johnson Jr.
8th Chancellor of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education
In office
January 1, 2007 – September 30, 2021
Preceded byPaul G. Risser
Succeeded byAllison Garrett
President of Southeastern Oklahoma State University
In office
July 1997 – December 2006
Preceded byLarry Williams
Succeeded byMichael Turner
35th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
In office
1991–1997
Preceded bySteve Lewis
Succeeded byLloyd L. Benson
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
In office
1982–1997
Personal details
Born (1954-04-20) April 20, 1954 (age 70)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Oklahoma
OU College of Law
OccupationLawyer, 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]

  1. ^ "Glen Johnson, Jr". Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Retrieved December 1, 2019.