Diana Johnson

Diana Ruth Johnson is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Hull North since the 2005 general election she was the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State with responsibility for Schools in the Department for Children, Schools and Families until the resignation of Gordon Brown as Prime Minister, as well as being an Assistant Whip for the Government.

Johnson was born in Northwich, Cheshire. After returning from wartime service in the Navy her father, Eric Johnson, founded the Eric Johnson Electrical engineering company in Little Leigh near Northwich, Cheshire . She passed the Eleven plus and attended the Northwich County Grammar School for Girls . At sixth form she level she studied at Sir John Deanes College from 19824 where she studied History, English and Economics. She gained an LLB in Law from Brunel University. Johnson is a barrister and was a councillor in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets from 1994 to 2002, serving as Chair of social services. She became a barrister in 1991. From 19992005, she was a Barrister in Law at Paddington Law Centre.

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