John Williamson (Canadian politician)
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for New Brunswick Southwest |
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In office May 30, 2011 – October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Greg Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Karen Ludwig |
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January 30, 1970 Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Conservative |
John S. L. Williamson (born January 30, 1970) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 election. He represented the electoral district of New Brunswick Southwest as a member of the Conservative Party until his defeat in the 2015 election.
Williamson graduated from McGill University with a degree in economics and political science. He later went on to receive a master's degree in economic history at the London School of Economics.
Williamson joined the National Post as an editorial writer and was a founding member of the newspaper’s editorial board.
He is a past national director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, has served as the its representative and national spokesman in Ottawa between January 2004 and September 2008. He had joined the taxpayers' watchdog group in September 2002 as provincial director in Ontario.
In 2009, Williamson was hired by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to become director of communications in the PMO and oversaw government-wide communications from his PMO perch. He stepped down in 2010 in order to prepare his campaign after deciding to run for elected office, and was succeeded as director of communications by Dimitri Soudas.
Williamson was introduced, along with other candidates for the 41st Parliament, to readers of the St. Croix Courier in an April 2011 interview.
Williamson is an outspoken MP who sometimes speaks up against his own government policies, such as C-30, a bill that ignited some controversy about online anonymity.
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