Rita Margaret Johnston (born April 22, 1935; née Leichert) is a Canadian politician in British Columbia. Johnston became the first female premier in Canadian...
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McCarthy 659 Rita Johnston 652 Mel Couvelier 331 Norm Jacobsen 169 Duane Crandell 35 Second Ballot (Couvelier supports Johnston): Rita Johnston 941 Grace...
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that he owned. Socred members elected the lesser-known Deputy Premier Rita Johnston, a close ally of Vander Zalm, to be their new leader, over Grace McCarthy...
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expenses incurred." Vander Zalm was succeeded as premier by Deputy Premier Rita Johnston, who defeated McCarthy in the race to replace him as Socred leader....
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Johnson, real name Marguerite Johnson, famous as Maya Angelou (1928-2014) Rita Johnston (born 1935), Canadian politician This disambiguation page lists articles...
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by Deputy Premier Rita Johnston, who became the first female head of government at the provincial or federal level in Canada. Johnston then defeated McCarthy...
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Premier of British Columbia – Bill Vander Zalm (until April 2) then Rita Johnston (April 2 to November 5) then Mike Harcourt Premier of Manitoba – Gary...
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Premier Rita Johnston, who was a prominent Cabinet minister in the Vander Zalm government between 1986 and 1991. In 1991, Penny Priddy defeated Johnston in...
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and the first to win a general election (the first female premier, Rita Johnston of British Columbia, became premier after winning the party leadership...
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advisory committee that included, chairman Randy White, Brian Peckford, Rita Johnston, Jim Hart and John Cummins. At the end of 2010, the party had the support...
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2011 to 2017. Clark was the second woman to be premier of BC, after Rita Johnston in 1991, and the first female premier in Canada to lead her party to...
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Lynch, Thomas; Suarez-Cuervo, Catalina; Miller, Judith A; Moldovan, Rita; Johnston, Fabian; Anton, Blair; Weiss, Matthew; Bridges, John FP (2015). "Promoting...
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Skelly 34th 1986 election 1987 1991 Social Credit Bill Vander Zalm Rita Johnston NDP Bob Skelly Mike Harcourt 35th 1991 election 1991 1996 NDP Mike Harcourt...
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Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved January 29, 2024. "Rita Johnston Cabinet: 34th Parliament 1991" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of British...
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It was led by Rita Johnston, the 29th premier of British Columbia, and consisted of members of the Social Credit Party. The Johnston ministry was in...
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led the NDP back to power, defeating the Social Credit party led by Rita Johnston. That marked the second time that the NDP had ever been in power in...
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first Government Leader of the Yukon. The first female premier was Rita Johnston in 1991 in British Columbia. Today, every Canadian jurisdiction has...
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22 in honor of Saint Rita of Cascia. Rita Rani Ahuja (born 1978), American actress Rita Avila (born 1964), Filipina actress Rita Azevedo Gomes (born 1952)...
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represented the Crown during the term of three Premiers: William Vander Zalm, Rita Johnston, and Michael Harcourt. He formally ended the practice of lieutenant...
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Alberta - Don Getty Premier of British Columbia - Bill Vander Zalm then Rita Johnston then Michael Harcourt Premier of Manitoba - Gary Filmon Premier of New...
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controversy. 29 Rita Johnston (b. 1935) 2 April 1991 5 November 1991 Appointment (34th Leg.) Social Credit (Ldr. 1991) MLA for Surrey-Newton Johnston ministry...
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Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) debate between Vander Zalm's successor, Premier Rita Johnston and BC NDP leader Michael Harcourt. The CBC agreed, and Wilson impressed...
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34th general Mar. 9, 1987 Sep. 19, 1991 Social Credit Bill Vander Zalm Rita Johnston New Democratic Party Bob Skelly none John Douglas Reynolds Stephen Rogers...
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in 1986, but Vander Zalm was forced to resign in 1991 in favour of Rita Johnston. The Social Credit government was defeated by the NDP in the 1991 election...
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Rita Moreno (born Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano; December 11, 1931) is an American actress, dancer, and singer. She has performed on stage and screen in...
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incumbent Paul Okalik and MLA Tagak Curley. She was the fifth woman, after Rita Johnston, Nellie Cournoyea, Catherine Callbeck and Pat Duncan, to hold a premiership...
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/ territory and the second female premier in Canadian history after Rita Johnston of British Columbia. Cournoyea is of mixed Norwegian and Iñupiat heritage...
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legislature and form the Opposition, while the Socreds (under Premier Rita Johnston) fall to third. 51 17 7 - - 75 1996 The NDP, now led by Glen Clark,...
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an upset by Rita Johnston, a Vander Zalm loyalist. NDP leader Mike Harcourt further stirred the pot by claiming that he preferred Johnston over McCarthy...
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of a province or territory in Canada. The first female premier was Rita Johnston, who was Premier of British Columbia for seven months in 1991 after...
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