J. Edward "Ted" Johnson is the Canadian chair of the

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. He is a former lawyer, civil servant and an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Education

Johnson has an undergraduate degree from the

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at the University of Western Canada. After graduating he studied at

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in Paris, before studying law at McGill University, before switching to

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. He graduated Queen's University in 1976.

Career

As a newly graduated lawyer, he

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at the Department of Justice before working for Justice Minister

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when he was Finance Minister and then as the Executive Assistant to the Prime Minister

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. He also worked for the diplomat

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. After Trudeau left politics in 1984, Johnson became the General counsel and company secretary for Toronto law firm Lang Michener. In 1985 he additionally took the same two roles at the Montreal-based Power Corporation of Canada. He has been a mentor to Justin Trudeau. He retired from practicing law in 2018 and was awarded the Order of Canada in December 2020. In 2002 he co-founded the

and became a director of the organization in 2001, the Vice Chair in 2018 and the Chair of the Board in 2021. He is also the chair of the board of the National Theatre School of Canada, a director of the Atlantic Salmon Federation and the Vice President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. In April 2023, all but three members of the

resigned, with Johnson remaining as one of the three who remained on an interim basis. He announced an independent review of the foundation's funding, after media focus on a $140,000 donation from Chinese business man and political strategist Zhang Bin.

Personal life

Johnson lives in Westmount, Quebec. Outside of work, he is a pilot and canoeist who would go on canoe trips with Pierre Trudeau. Roy MacGregor, (2016). Canoe Country: The Making of Canada. Canada: Random House of Canada.

References

External links

* Edward Johnson,
Talking with Pierre
', ''Arctic Odyssey'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Edward Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Officers of the Order of Canada University of Western Ontario alumni Sciences Po alumni McGill University Faculty of Law alumni Queen's University at Kingston alumni Power Corporation of Canada Pierre Trudeau 20th-century Canadian lawyers 21st-century Canadian lawyers People from Westmount, Quebec National Theatre School of Canada 20th-century Canadian civil servants