Willis Merwyn Johnson
Member of Parliament
for Kindersley
In office
August 1953  August 1958
Preceded byFred Larson
Succeeded byRobert Hanbidge
President of the New Democratic Party
In office
1963–1965
Preceded byMichael Kelway Oliver
Succeeded byEamon Park
Personal details
Born(1923-05-09)May 9, 1923
Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada
DiedJuly 14, 2019(2019-07-14) (aged 96)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyCo-operative Commonwealth Federation
Spouse(s)Elaine Aseltine
m. Oct. 5, 1946[1]
Alma materUniversity of Saskatchewan
Professionfarmer

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

  1. Canada, Public Archives of (1968). "The Canadian Directory of Parliament: 1867-1967 - Google Books". Retrieved 2016-01-09 via Google Books.
  2. "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SASKATCHEWAN" (PDF). Legassembly.sk.ca. May 13, 1994. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  3. Willis Merwyn (Merv) Johnson obituary
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