F. Dale Johnston (born November 14, 1941, in

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) is a former

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. He began his career in politics in 1986 as a councillor in Ponoka, and he then became reeve in 1989. In

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, he was elected into the

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. He was elected as a member of the

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in the riding of

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. He was re-elected in the

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, and in the

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(as a member of the

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) and again in the

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(as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada). A farmer, he served as Chief Opposition Whip and Whip of the Conservative Party from 2002 to 2004 and twice more in 2004. He has also been the Opposition critic to the Minister of Labour and to Parliamentary Affairs. Johnston retired from parliament at its dissolution prior to the 2006 Canadian federal election, 2006 federal election. Johnston's father, Glen Johnston, served as the member for Ponoka, Alberta, Ponoka in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1952 to 1967.

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1941 births Canadian Alliance MPs Conservative Party of Canada MPs Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta People from Ponoka, Alberta Reform Party of Canada MPs 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Alberta-MP-stub