LeRoy Johnson
Encyclopedia
LeRoy Johnson is a teacher and politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He is the former MLA
for Wetaskiwin-Camrose
.
, University of Calgary
and the University of Montana.
He has served as an educator in various positions and schools at different levels for more than 30 years.
. He served that position for six years, including six years on the Camrose Public School Board, for four of those years he was chairman.
Johnson was elected to his first term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
in the 1997 Alberta general election
. He was re-elected twice before deciding not run in the 2008 election.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He is the former MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
for Wetaskiwin-Camrose
Wetaskiwin-Camrose
Wetaskiwin-Camrose is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It is one of 83 current district in the province mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....
.
Early life
Johnson was born in 1941 in Camrose. Johnson holds a number of degrees from the University of AlbertaUniversity of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
, University of Calgary
University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...
and the University of Montana.
He has served as an educator in various positions and schools at different levels for more than 30 years.
Political career
Johnson started his political career as an Alderman for the city of Camrose, AlbertaCamrose, Alberta
Camrose is a city in central Alberta, Canada, amid some of the richest farmland in the prairies. It is a relatively small city which originally grew up along a railroad and now grows along Highway 13. Camrose is a scenic community with many parks, leading to its moniker "The Rose City"...
. He served that position for six years, including six years on the Camrose Public School Board, for four of those years he was chairman.
Johnson was elected to his first term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
in the 1997 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1997
The Alberta general election of 1997 was the twenty-fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 11, 1997 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He was re-elected twice before deciding not run in the 2008 election.