Janis Johnson
Politician
Janis Gudrun Johnson, OC (born April 27, 1946) is a Canadian Senator representing Manitoba.Born in Winnipeg, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1968 from the University of Manitoba. Johnson was the first woman to hold the position of National Director for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in September 1983. A public affairs consultant and writer, Johnson was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in 1990. She is currently Co-Chair of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group and a member of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade.She was the second wife of Frank Moores, the second premier of Newfoundland and Labrador after Confederation. Her father, George Johnson, was nominated as Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba by Brian Mulroney.Johnson has been chair of the Gimli Film Festival since its inception in 2000.In 2000, she was awarded Iceland's Order of the Falcon.
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