Walter Hamlet Johnson (21 November 1917 - 12 April 2003) was a British Labour Party politician. November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the main democratic socialist[1] political party in the United Kingdom. ...

Johnson was Member of Parliament for Derby South from 1970 to 1983, preceding Margaret Beckett. He was an assistant government whip from 1974 to 1975. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Derby South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Rt Hon. ... In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ...

References

• Times Guide to the House of Commons 1979
• This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.