Beth Johnson is a Canadian consultant, politician and teacher. She was the first female mayor of Delta, B.C., Canada.

Johnson previously lived in Los Angeles. From 1974 to 1989, she was a teacher in the School District #38 in Richmond, B.C. She was an alderwoman from 1981 to 1987. 1990 to 1999 saw her as mayor.

She was on Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Federation of Canadian Municipalities

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities is a civic advocacy group representing many Canadian municipalities. It is an organization with no formal power but significant ability to influence debate and policy, as it is main national lobby group of mayors, councillors and other elected municipal...

 as a member of the Board of Directors (1992–1999), member of the Canadian delegation to the Kyoto and Buenos Aires conferences on Global Climate Change

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

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, representing the interests of Canadian municipalities, B.C. Transit Board of Directors (1992–1996), and Director of the Vancouver International Airport Board.

Although Delta is conservative, she is a New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

member and was elected mayor on the NDP party line.