Claire Johnson

Not to be confused with Clare Johnson, Claire Johnstone, or Claire Johnston.

Claire Johnson is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2024 election. She was elected in the riding of Moncton South unseating Progressive Conservative incumbent Greg Turner.^[1]

Claire Johnson
Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development
Incumbent
Assumed office November 2, 2024
Premier	Susan Holt
Preceded by	Bill Hogan
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Moncton South
Incumbent
Assumed office October 21, 2024
Preceded by	Greg Turner
Personal details
Political party	Liberal

Johnson is a university professor by profession.^[2] On November 1, 2024, it was announced that she was placed on the cabinet as Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development.^[3]

Electoral record

2024 New Brunswick general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Claire Johnson	3,559	53.21	+26.4
	Progressive Conservative	Greg Turner	2,229	33.33	-11.7
	Green	Vincent Merola	900	13.46	-4.9
Total valid votes			6,688	99.76
Total rejected ballots			16	0.24
Turnout			6,704	59.13
Eligible voters			11,338
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+19.0
Source: Elections New Brunswick[4]