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Daniel Johnson Jr. GOQ
Johnson at the Quebec Liberal Party Leadership Convention in 2013
25th Premier of Quebec
In office January 11, 1994 – September 26, 1994
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	Martial Asselin
Deputy	Monique Gagnon-Tremblay
Preceded by	Robert Bourassa
Succeeded by	Jacques Parizeau
Leader of the Opposition of Quebec
In office September 26, 1994 – May 12, 1998
Premier	Jacques Parizeau
Preceded by	Jacques Parizeau
Succeeded by	Monique Gagnon-Tremblay
Leader of theQuebec Liberal Party
In office December 14, 1993 – April 30, 1998
Preceded by	Robert Bourassa
Succeeded by	Jean Charest
Quebec Executive Council President of the Treasury Board In office June 23, 1988 – January 11, 1994 Premier Robert Bourassa Vice President Monique Gagnon-Tremblay Preceded by Paul Gobeil Succeeded by Monique Gagnon-Tremblay Minister of Industry and Commerce In office December 12, 1985 – June 23, 1988 Premier Robert Bourassa Preceded by Rodrigue Biron Succeeded by Pierre MacDonald
Parliamentary constituencies Member of the National Assembly of Quebec forVaudreuil (Vaudreuil-Soulanges; 1981–1989) In office April 13, 1981 – May 12, 1998 Preceded by Louise Sauvé Cuerrier Succeeded by Yvon Marcoux
Personal details
Born	Francis Daniel Johnson Jr. (1944-12-24)December 24, 1944 (age 80) Montreal,Quebec, Canada
Political party	Quebec Liberal
Spouse(s)	Jocelyne Pelchat[1] ​ ​ (m. 1967; div. 1993)​ Suzanne Marcil[2] ​ ​ (m. 1993)​
Parent	Daniel Johnson Sr.
Relatives	Pierre Marc Johnson (brother)
Alma mater	Université de Montréal University College London Harvard Business School
Profession	Lawyer

Daniel Johnson Jr.GOQ (born December 24, 1944) is a former Canadianpolitician. He was a member of theLiberal Party of Quebec and was the 25thpremier of Quebec for nine months in 1994 until his party's defeat in the provincial general election.^[3]

Johnson was born inMontreal, Quebec. He is the son of Reine Gagné andDaniel Johnson Sr., who had been the Premier of Quebec from 1966 to his death in 1968, as the leader of theUnion Nationale, aconservative political party. His brother isPierre-Marc Johnson,Parti Québécois leader from 1985 to 1987 and Premier of Quebec from October 3 to December 12, 1985.

Johnson received hisBachelor of Laws degree from theUniversité de Montréal in 1966. He also received LL.M. and Ph.D. degrees from theUniversity College London in 1968 and 1971 respectively, as well as aMaster of Business Administration from theHarvard Business School in 1973. Johnson immediately began his career in the business world and worked forPower Corporation of Canada from 1973 to 1981. He served as the Vice-President of Power Corp. from 1978 to 1981. During that period, Daniel Johnson was active in the Montreal community, acting as Vice-president of the Montreal Chamber of Commerce, and sat on other non-profit boards, such as the Montreal Heart Institute and the Grands Ballets Canadiens.

Johnson was first elected to theNational Assembly of Quebec in the riding ofVaudreuil-Soulanges in the1981 Quebec general election. He ran for the1983 Quebec Liberal Party leadership convention but finished third behindPierre Paradis and winnerRobert Bourassa. He was re-elected in the1985 election, which brought the Liberals to power. He became Minister of Industry and Commerce in the Quebec government, and was Chairman of the Treasury Board from June 1988 until January 1994.

In January 1994, he became leader of the Quebec Liberal Party and Premier of Quebec following the resignation of Liberal leaderRobert Bourassa. He then lost the1994 provincial election toJacques Parizeau of theParti Québécois.

During the1995 Quebec referendum, he headed the "No" federalist campaign, in opposition to the PQ's proposals for Quebec sovereignty. With the sovereignty campaign leading in polls, Prime MinisterJean Chrétien and federalProgressive Conservative leader (and former Deputy Prime Minister)Jean Charest went to the province to help the "No" side campaign. The "No" side narrowly won the referendum.

Johnson served as Liberal party leader andleader of the Opposition until 1998 when he was succeeded byJean Charest.

Since 1998, Daniel Johnson has acted as senior counsel with the law firmMcCarthy Tétrault LLP. He is also a director of exp Global Inc., Bombardier Inc.,The Great-West Life Assurance Company, The Investors Group, Ecopia Biosciences inc., and is Chairman of the Board of Victhom Human Bionics in Quebec City.

On April 15, 2008, Johnson was appointed toBank of Canada's board of directors.^[4]

Johnson lost the1994 provincial election.

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