Darren Johnson
| Darren Johnson | |
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| Principal Speaker of the Green Party | |
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In office 2001–2003 |
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| Preceded by | Mike Woodin |
| Succeeded by | Mike Woodin |
| Lewisham Borough Councillor for Brockley Ward | |
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In office 2 May 2002 – 22 May 2014 |
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| Member of the London Assembly for the Green Party (London-wide) |
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In office 4 May 2000 – 6 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Assembly Created |
| Succeeded by | Caroline Russell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 (age 50–51) Southport, Lancashire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Green Party |
| Domestic partner | Dean Walton |
| Alma mater | Goldsmiths, University of London |
Darren Paul Johnson (born in 1966 in Southport, Lancashire) is a former English politician and prominent member of the Green Party of England and Wales. He represented the Green Party in the London Assembly from 2000 to 2016 and was a Green councillor in the London Borough of Lewisham.
At school, Johnson studied A-Levels in English, Theatre Studies and Journalistic Studies. Johnson admitted to his "shame" that his first foray into politics was standing in a school mock election in 1979 as a Conservative Party candidate.
He lived in Hull for three years before moving with a friend to Wembley in London in 1990. He also lived in Finsbury Park and Golders Green before settling in Lewisham. His first job in London was "in accounts with an advertising firm in Goodge Street". He took a degree at Goldsmiths College (part of the University of London) in 1994, eventually gaining a first-class BA (hons.) degree in Politics and Economics. He apparently "started to work on his PhD until the London Assembly distracted him". He was also once a "paid consultant to Friends of the Earth".
Johnson joined the Green Party in 1987 at the age of 20 "after the Chernobyl Disaster", which "had a big impact" on him. He was Male Principal Speaker of the party in 2002.
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