| Birth date | May 9, 1923 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Death date | July 14, 2019 (aged 96) |
| Death place | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Spouse | Elaine Aseltine m. Oct. 5, 1946[1] |
| Riding | Kindersley |
| Predecessor | Fred Larson |
| Successor | Robert Hanbidge |
| Term start | August 1953 |
| Term end | August 1958 |
| Office 1 | President of the New Democratic Party |
| Term start 1 | 1963 |
| Term end 1 | 1965 |
| Predecessor 1 | Michael Kelway Oliver |
| Successor 1 | Eamon Park |
| Profession | farmer |
| Party | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
| Alma mater | University of Saskatchewan |
Willis Merwyn Johnson (May 9, 1923 – July 14, 2019), better known as Merv Johnson, was a Canadian farmer and politician in Saskatchewan.
Johnson was the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Member for Parliament for Kindersley, Saskatchewan. He first won his seat in the House of Commons of Canada in the 1953 federal election and was re-elected in 1957 before being defeated in the 1958 general election in the Diefenbaker landslide. He attempted to re-enter the House of Commons in several subsequent elections as a New Democrat but was unsuccessful.
In 1977, Johnson was appointed to serve as Saskatchewan's agent-general in London, England. He also served for several years as president of the Saskatchewan CCF-NDP and was president of the federal New Democratic Party of Canada from 1963 to 1965.[2] He died in Victoria, British Columbia in July 2019 at the age of 96.[3]
References
- ^ Canada, Public Archives of (1968). "The Canadian Directory of Parliament: 1867-1967 - Google Books". Retrieved 2016-01-09. – via Google Books
- ^ "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SASKATCHEWAN". Legassembly.sk.ca. May 13, 1994. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
- ^ Willis Merwyn (Merv) Johnson obituary