Melanie Johnson

This article is part of the Health Portal project of Spinwatch.

This article is part of the Revolving Door project of Spinwatch.

Melanie Jane Johnson (born 05 February 1955, Ipswich) is a former Labour MP, who was public health minister from 2003 to 2005. She left Parliament on 11 April 2005.

Career

After Parliament

Almost a year after leaving Parliament, Johnson in March 2006 joined the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI). The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments ruled that she could 'Take up [the appointment] forthwith but, for 12 months after leaving office, she should not be personally involved in lobbying Government Ministers or officials' Given that she had left her role in April 2005 Johnson was free to lobby ministers within months of joining the ABPI.

Affiliations

• Adviser, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (http://www.abpi.org.uk/) - drug trade body. Role was approved by ACOBA subject to "12 months after leaving office, she should not be personally involved in lobbying Government Ministers or officials"
• Deputy Chair of Customer Panel, Association of British Insurers, (https://www.abi.org.uk/} - insurance trade body. Role was approved by ACOBA, allowing her to "take up forthwith".

Resources

• BBC, "Health Minister loses Herts seat," 06 May 2005, accessed 26 November 2008.
• Martin, Daniel, "Cashing in: The ex-ministers who have gone private," Daily Mail, 24 February 2008, accessed 26 November 2008.
• The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, Ninth Report 2006-2008, accessed 27 November 2008.
• They Work For You, Melanie Johnson, former MP, accessed 26 November 2008.
• Ungoed-Thomas, Jon, et al., "Revealed: how minister cashed in on contacts," The Sunday Times, 23 November 2008, accessed 24 November 2008.