Merv Johnson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Merv Johnson

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 09-May-1923

Place of Birth: Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada

Date of Death: 14-Jul-2019

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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.
He died in Victoria, British Columbia in July 2019 at the age of 96.