| John Williamson MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for New Brunswick Southwest |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office May 30, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Greg Thompson |
| Director of Communications, Prime Minister's Office | |
| In office 2009–2010 |
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| Preceded by | Kory Teneycke |
| Succeeded by | Dimitri Soudas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 30, 1970 Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Conservative |
John Williamson (born January 30, 1970) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 election.[1] He represents the electoral district of New Brunswick Southwest as a member of the Conservative Party.
Williamson graduated from McGill University with a degree in economics and political science. He later went on to receive a Master’s degree in economic history at the London School of Economics.
He joined the National Post as an editorial writer and was a founding member of the newspaper’s editorial board. He is the past National Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
In 2009, Williamson was appointed Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s director of communications and was responsible for overseeing government-wide communications. He stepped down in 2010 in order to prepare his campaign after deciding to run for elected office, and was succeeded as director of communications by Dimitri Soudas.