Don Johnston
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The Honourable Don Johnston PC OC QC |
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The Honourable Donald J. Johnston, P.C., O.C., Q.C. (pictured on left)
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| 4th Secretary-General of the OECD | |
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In office June 1996 – June 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Jean-Claude Paye |
| Succeeded by | José Ángel Gurría |
| President of the Liberal Party of Canada | |
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In office 1990–1994 |
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| Preceded by | J. J. Michel Robert |
| Succeeded by | Dan Hays |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saint-Henri—Westmount |
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In office 1978–1988 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Mills Drury |
| Succeeded by | David Berger |
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Donald James Johnston June 26, 1936 Ottawa, Ontario |
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Liberal 1978–1988, 1990–present Independent Liberal 1988 |
| Cabinet | Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (1984) President of the Treasury Board (1980–1982) Minister of State for Economic and Regional Development (1983–1984) Minister of State for Economic Development (1982–1983) Minister of State for Science and Technology (1982–1984) |
| Committees | Chair, Standing Committee on Public Accounts (1979) |
Donald James Johnston, PC OC QC (born June 26, 1936) is a Canadian former politician, lawyer, and was Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 1996 to 2006.
Donald Johnston was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He attended McGill University receiving his BA and graduating as a Gold Medallist from the University's Faculty of Law in 1958, receiving his BCL. While at McGill, Johnston was an active member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. In 1958, Johnston went on to pursue advanced studies in economics and political science in Grenoble.
In 1961, he joined the Montreal-based law firm of Stikeman Elliott, practicing business and tax law. In 1973, he was a founding partner of Johnston Heenan Blaikie (now just Heenan Blaikie), along with Roy Heenan and Peter Blaikie. From 1964 to 1977, he was a lecturer in fiscal law in the Faculty of Law of McGill University.
Johnston was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in a 1978 by-election in Westmount in Montreal, Quebec, as a candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada. As a member of the cabinet of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau from 1980 to 1984, Johnston successively held the positions of President of the Treasury Board, Minister of State for Science and Technology, and Minister of State for Economic and Regional Development.
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