Melanie Jane Johnson (born 5 February 1955) is a Labour politician in the United Kingdom. is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ...

Melanie Johnson was first elected in the 1997 election overturning a majority of 6,583. Johnson won her seat, a traditional Tory strong hold, following an infamous statement made by her opponent, David Evans, which made national newspaper headlines. Evans was taped by sixth form students (at Stanborough School, Welwyn Garden City) denouncing Johnson as "a single girl, lives with her boyfriend, three bastard children" and saying she had "never done a proper job". At this time Johnson was working as a school inspector and living with her partner of 18 years. In this taped statement Evans claimed Johnson didn't "have a chance in hell". Evans refused to apologise about his comments to Johnson and said "whether you like it or not they are bastards". The 1 May 1997 UK general election brought the first change in UK Government for 18 years. ... For other uses, see Tory (disambiguation). ... David Evans may mean: David Evans (composer) (1874-1948) David A. Evans (born 1941), organic chemistry professor at Harvard David Allan Evans (born 1940), American poet David C. Evans (1924–1998), computer graphics pioneer David Howell Evans (born 1961), known as The Edge, guitarist with rock band U2 Dave Evans... Not to be confused with Welwyn. ...

In the 2001 elections Johnson was returned in the 2001 elections with a reduced majority. Welwyn Hatfield had never previously been held for more than one term by a Labour MP. She was defeated in the 2005 general election on a 9.2% swing to the Conservatives. In her constituency she was a key player in securing the British Aerospace site development for the benefit of local residents. Jonnson also secured a new hospital and cancer centre in Hatfield. The United Kingdom general election of 7 June 2001 was dubbed as the quiet landslide by the media. ... Barring a change in the law, the next general election in the United Kingdom must be held some time before June 30, 2006. ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ...

From 1999 to 2005 Johnson was a junior minister serving first as Economic Secretary to the Treasury. Secondly in the DTI as Minister for Competition and Consumers. Finally as Minister for Public Health in the Department for Health. In this last role her responsibilities included policy on smoking, obesity, drugs, alcohol, diet and nutrition, communicable diseases, sexual health, sustainable development and health inequalities. This article is about various offices in the government of the United Kingdom. ... The Department of Health headquarters in Whitehall The Department of Health is a department of the United Kingdom government. ...

Post Parliamentary Work

In 2006 Melanie Johnson took the position of Deputy Chair on the Customer Impact Panel, an Association of British Insurers organisation dedicated to improving the customers' experience of the insurance industry. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...