Ken Johnston (born 1950) is a politician in British Columbia, Canada. He is a former member of the Richmond City Council, serving from 1993 to 2001, and 2008 to 2018. He previously represented the Vancouver-Fraserview riding in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005 as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.
Ken Johnston | |
|---|---|
| Richmond City Councillor | |
| In office December 1, 2008 – November 5, 2018 | |
| In office December 6, 1993 – June 15, 2001 | |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Fraserview | |
| In office May 16, 2001 – May 17, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Ian Waddell |
| Succeeded by | Wally Oppal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 (age 73–74)[1][2] Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Political party | Richmond Community Coalition BC Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Richmond First (2008-2014) |
| Spouse |
Diane Johnston (m. 1972) |
| Residence | Richmond, British Columbia |
| Occupation | accountant, banker |
Biography
editBorn in Vancouver,[1] Johnston grew up in the neighbourhood of Fraserview and graduated from Killarney Secondary School in 1968.[2] He attended the University of British Columbia, and earned his Certified General Accountant designation in 1976; he subsequently worked as a public practice accountant before moving into private business in 1980.[2] He became a director of Richmond Savings Credit Union in 1986, and he served as board chair from 1995 to 1998.[1][2] After Richmond Savings was merged into Coast Capital Savings, Johnston also served on the board of that institution.[2] He was also president of Richmond-based transportation company Novex Delivery Solutions.[3]
A resident of Richmond since 1976, Johnston first became a Richmond city councillor in 1993,[3] and was re-elected in 1996 and 1999. In the 2001 provincial election, he ran as a BC Liberal candidate in Vancouver-Fraserview, and defeated the incumbent New Democratic Party candidate Ian Waddell by 4,546 votes to become the riding's member of the legislative assembly (MLA).[4][5] During his term in the BC legislature, he served as a member of the Government Caucus Committee on Government Operations, as well as various legislative standing committees, including the Health and Crown Corporations committees.[2]
He was replaced as the Liberal candidate in Vancouver-Fraserview for the 2005 provincial election by Wally Oppal, who was recruited by party leader Gordon Campbell to run in the riding.[6][7] After finishing his term as MLA, he ran in the 2008 municipal election as part of Richmond First, and returned to Richmond City Council.[8] He was re-elected councillor in 2011 as a Richmond First candidate,[8] then in 2014 as part of the Richmond Community Coalition;[9] he lost re-election in 2018 by finishing in 12th place.[10][11]
He married his wife Diane in 1972; they have two children together.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Johnston, Ken, C.G.A. (Vancouver-Fraserview)". Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "MLA: Mr. Ken Johnston". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. June 4, 2004. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004.
- ^ a b "Councillor Ken Johnston". City of Richmond. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "Vancouver-Fraserview". CBC News. April 29, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ "Candidate: Ken Johnston". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ "Oppal running for Liberals". CBC News. April 8, 2005. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Charlie (September 4, 2012). "Rob Howard becomes Richmond Centre's third straight B.C. Liberal MLA to quit after one term". Georgia Straight. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ a b "Candidate for Councillor - Ken JOHNSTON". Richmond News. November 17, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ Wood, Graeme (July 28, 2014). "Councillors jump ship to Richmond Community Coalition party". Richmond News. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ Campbell, Alan; Devlin, Megan; Xiong, Daisy (October 21, 2018). "RCA, RITE celebrate 2 rookies elected to council". Richmond News. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ Kotyk, Alyse (November 5, 2018). "Richmond's new city council prepares to be sworn in tonight". Richmond News. Retrieved September 23, 2024.