12 Facts About Charlene Johnson

Charlene Johnson is a former Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Charlene Johnson served as a minister in the cabinets of Danny Williams, Kathy Dunderdale and Tom Marshall.

Charlene Johnson is the youngest woman ever elected to the House of Assembly, and the only woman to ever give birth while serving as a Member of the House of Assembly.

Charlene Johnson was born in Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, and raised in the Conception Bay community of Gull Island.

Charlene Johnson studied at the University of New Brunswick, where she was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Engineering.

Charlene Johnson then obtained a Master of Applied Science degree in Environmental Systems Engineering and Management from Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Charlene Johnson defeated Liberal incumbent Lloyd Snow in the district of Trinity-Bay de Verde, she won 63 percent of the vote compared to Snow's 32 percent.

Charlene Johnson was re-elected in the 2007 provincial election, taking 72 percent of the vote.

Charlene Johnson served as the Environment Minister till January 2011, when Premier Kathy Dunderdale appointed her Minister of Child, Youth and Family Services.

Charlene Johnson remained in the portfolio of Child, Youth and Family Services when Dunderdale named her new cabinet several weeks after the election.

In October 2013, Charlene Johnson was appointed Minister of Innovation, Business and Rural Development.

In September 2014, Charlene Johnson announced she was leaving politics to focus on her family.