Johno Johnson
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The Hon John Richard "Johno" Johnson KCSG
(born 26 July 1930) is a former Australia
n politician. Born in Murwillumbah
, New South Wales
, he was a grocer and trade union official before entering politics. He married Pauline Christina Russell, with whom he has two sons and two daughters. He served as director of the Prince of Wales Hospital
in Sydney
and was chair of the Catholic
Newspaper Company, publishers of the Catholic Weekly. He was also a member of the New South Wales Board of Lotteries and the federal Cancer Council.
In 1976, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council
for the Australian Labor Party
, having been Treasurer of the New South Wales party branch. He served as the Council's President from 1978 to 1991, and remained a member of the Legislative Council until his resignation in 2001. He was replaced by Michael Costa.
Johnson is a Fellow of Warrane College UNSW
Johnson has been awarded a life membership of the Labor Party, and a papal knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great
.
Order of St. Gregory the Great
The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great , was established on September 1, 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after his election.It is one of the five orders of knighthood of the Holy See...
(born 26 July 1930) is a former Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. Born in Murwillumbah
Murwillumbah, New South Wales
Murwillumbah is a town of approximately 7,500 people in far north-eastern New South Wales, Australia in the Tweed Shire. It lies on the Tweed River, 848 km north-east of Sydney, 13 km south of the Queensland border and 132 km south of Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Murwillumbah had a...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, he was a grocer and trade union official before entering politics. He married Pauline Christina Russell, with whom he has two sons and two daughters. He served as director of the Prince of Wales Hospital
Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney
The Prince of Wales Hospital is a major public teaching hospital located in Sydney's eastern suburb of Randwick, providing a full range of hospital services to the people of New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and was chair of the Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
Newspaper Company, publishers of the Catholic Weekly. He was also a member of the New South Wales Board of Lotteries and the federal Cancer Council.
In 1976, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...
for the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
, having been Treasurer of the New South Wales party branch. He served as the Council's President from 1978 to 1991, and remained a member of the Legislative Council until his resignation in 2001. He was replaced by Michael Costa.
Johnson is a Fellow of Warrane College UNSW
Johnson has been awarded a life membership of the Labor Party, and a papal knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great
Order of St. Gregory the Great
The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great , was established on September 1, 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after his election.It is one of the five orders of knighthood of the Holy See...
.