26 Facts About Darren Johnson

Darren Paul Johnson was born on 1966 and is a former English politician who was a prominent member of the Green Party of England and Wales.

Darren Johnson represented the Green Party on the London Assembly from 2000 to 2016 and was a Green councillor in the London Borough of Lewisham.

Darren Johnson is a writer and has had several rock music biographies published.

Darren Johnson admitted to his "shame" that his first foray into politics was standing in a school mock election in 1979 as a Conservative Party candidate.

Darren Johnson lived in Hull for three years before moving with a friend to Wembley in London in 1990.

Darren Johnson lived in Finsbury Park and Golders Green before settling in Lewisham.

Darren Johnson apparently "started to work on his PhD until the London Assembly distracted him".

Darren Johnson was once a "paid consultant to Friends of the Earth".

Darren Johnson joined the Green Party in 1987 at the age of 20 "after the Chernobyl Disaster", which "had a big impact" on him.

Darren Johnson was Male Principal Speaker of the party in 2002.

Darren Johnson was saluted by the guards as he drove through the gates in a large limousine with tinted windows.

In 2000, Darren Johnson was elected to the inaugural London Assembly as part of a three-strong Green Group, including Jenny Jones AM and Victor Anderson.

Darren Johnson issued a report on the sustainability measures involved in planning for London's hosting of the Olympics in 2012, and chaired an inquiry on nuclear waste trains for the London Assembly.

Darren Johnson was previously Chair of the Environment Committee.

Darren Johnson proposed a same-sex partnership registration scheme for London during the first Mayor's Question Time in 2000, which was later established in 2001 by Mayor Ken Livingstone as the London Partnership Register.

Darren Johnson was re-elected in 2006, when the Greens gained a further five seats in Lewisham.

Darren Johnson came top of the ward again, polling 1583 votes.

Darren Johnson opposed the closure of Ladywell Leisure Centre and put forward alternative sites for a new school.

Darren Johnson successfully campaigned for a new pedestrian crossing on Brockley Road, secured improvements to the traffic calming scheme and managed to halt evictions at St Norberts Allotments.

Darren Johnson has represented Lewisham on the Local Government Association General Assembly.

Darren Johnson was the Green Party's candidate for Mayor of London in 2000 and 2004.

Darren Johnson came third in unallocated second preference votes with 192,764-second preferences.

Darren Johnson came fourth in the constituency in the 2001 general election, polling 1,901 votes.

On 28 May 2024, Darren Johnson revealed he had been suspended by the Green Party, following social media posts criticising the Green Party's response to the Cass Review.

Darren Johnson, who is gay, lives in St Leonards, East Sussex.

Darren Johnson is a keen supporter of live music and writes a live review blog.