Dolores Johnson Sastre

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| name = Dolores Johnson Sastre

| image = Lola Johnson 2011 (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Johnson celebrating the results of the 2011 general election

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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1969}}

| birth_place = Valencia, Spain

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| occupation = Politician, journalist, television presenter, television channel director

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| party = People's Party (PP)

| alma_mater = University of Valencia

| office1 = Councilor of Tourism, Culture, and Sports of the Generalitat Valenciana

| term_start1 = 22 June 2011

| term_end1 = 7 December 2011

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| predecessor1 = {{Plainlist|

{{ill|Trinidad Miró Mira|es}} (Culture and Sports)
{{ill|María Belén Juste|es}} (Tourism)

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| successor1 = {{Plainlist|

María José Catalá (Education, Culture, and Sports)
{{ill|Máximo Buch Torralva|es}} (Economy, Industry, Occupation, Tourism, and Commerce)

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| office2 = Spokesperson for the Council of the Generalitat Valenciana

| term_start2 = 22 June 2011

| term_end2 = 2 January 2012

| president2 = {{Plainlist|

Francisco Camps
Alberto Fabra

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| predecessor2 = {{ill|Paula Sánchez de León|es}}

| successor2 = {{ill|José Císcar|es}}

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Dolores Johnson Sastre (born 1969), also known as Lola Johnson, is a Spanish politician and journalist. She has been a councilor of the Generalitat Valenciana for the People's Party (PP) in the governments of presidents Francisco Camps and Alberto Fabra.{{Cite news |url=http://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/33133/sastressa/camps |title=La sastressa de Camps |trans-title=The Tailor of Camps |work=Nació Digital |language=Catalan |date=3 July 2011 |access-date=18 October 2017}}

Biography

Dolores Johnson Sastre was born in Valencia to a Valencian mother and Equatoguinean father. She graduated from the University of Valencia with a degree in law and began to work in the communications field. In 1994 she was a presenter on the Spanish program En primera persona for Nou, with little success.

Two years later, Johnson joined the Valencian affiliate of RTVE, where she presented the weather and was production editor until she became news presenter. In 2002 she became the editor of Canal 37, a television station in Alicante, as well as forming her own production company in an ambitious project that aspired to turn the channel into a regional media conglomerate.

Radiotelevisió Valenciana

In September 2003 Lola Johnson was named subdirector of Nou.{{Cite news |url=https://elpais.com/diario/2003/09/07/cvalenciana/1062962280_850215.html |title=El reforzado poder del ministro Zaplana |trans-title=The Reinforced Power of Minister Zaplana |last=Pérez Benlloch |first=J. J. |work=El País |language=Spanish |date=7 September 2003 |access-date=18 October 2017}}

2004 brought the arrival of Francisco Camps at the head of the Generalitat. Johnson returned to Valencia when she was appointed director of Punt 2, the second Valencian public television channel. At this time she directed and presented the Valencian cultural program Encontres, broadcast by the same channel.

In fall 2007, following the reelection of Camps, she was appointed news director of Radiotelevisió Valenciana (RTVV), replacing Lluis Motes. She held this position when the Gürtel case broke. The investigation carried out by Judge Baltasar Garzón revealed a network of political corruption linked to the People's Party.

In November 2009 Johnson advanced further and was appointed director of Televisión Valenciana, which united the various public television stations in the region.

On 22 May 2014 a court of first instance issued a motion in which Johnson and four other former directors of RTVV were charged with a complaint lodged by Compromís relating to €1.3 billion in accumulated losses and contractual irregularities.{{Cite news |url=http://www.elmundo.es/comunidad-valenciana/2014/05/22/537dabe0ca4741470d8b456d.html |title=Imputada la cúpula de RTVV por un 'agujero' de 1.300 millones de euros |trans-title=RTVV Leadership Implicated For a 'Hole' of 1.3 Billion Euros |last=Terrasa |first=Rodrigo |work=El Mundo |location=Valencia |language=Spanish |date=22 May 2014 |access-date=18 October 2017}}

Councilor of Tourism, Culture, and Sports

In June 2011 Johnson made the leap into politics when President Camps – at the beginning of the 8th Legislature – appointed her Councilor of Tourism, Culture, and Sports, as well as Spokesperson for the Council of the Generalitat Valenciana ruled by the People's Party. She thus became the first women of Afro-European descent to be part of the Valencian government.{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.es/espana/abci-toma-posesion-nuevos-consellers-4703754468001-20160114032500_video.html |title=Toma de posesión de los nuevos consellers de Cataluña |trans-title=Takeover of the New Councilors of Catalonia |work=ABC |language=Spanish |date=14 January 2016 |access-date=18 October 2017}}

Johnson quit RTVV at that time, leaving Nou with a historically low audience.

One month later – in July 2011 – when Camps resigned due to his connection with the Gürtel case, the new president Alberto Fabra confirmed her as a councilor and spokesperson.{{Cite news |url=http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/1127350/0/ |title=Johnson confirma que Fabra sigue 'remodelando la estructura' de Presidencia para adecuarla 'a los nuevos tiempos' |trans-title=Johnson Confirms That Fabra Continues to 'remodel the structure' of the Presidency to Adapt It 'to the new times' |work=20 minutos |language=Spanish |date=4 August 2011 |access-date=18 October 2017}}

On 5 December 2011, Johnson appeared in the Cortes, where she confirmed that the Generalitat Valenciana would put the Ciudad de la Luz (cinematic studios created on the initiative of filmmaker Luis García Berlanga) on sale.{{Cite news |url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/cultura/2012/12/06/generalitat-valenciana-pone-venta-ciudad-luz/0003_201212G6P38993.htm |title=La Generalitat valenciana pone a la venta la Ciudad de la Luz |trans-title=The Generalitat Valenciana Puts the Ciudad de la Luz on Sale |last=Fraga |first=X. |work=La Voz de Galicia |language=Spanish |date=6 December 2012 |access-date=18 October 2017}}

On 7 December 2011, President Fabra announced her dismissal as spokesperson.{{Cite news |url=http://www.libertaddigital.com/espana/2012-12-07/fabra-remodela-su-gobierno-y-reduce-el-numero-de-consejerias-1276476297/ |title=Alberto Fabra remodela su gobierno y reduce el número de consejerías |trans-title=Alberto Fabra Remodels His Government and Reduces the Number of Ministries |work=Libertad Digital |language=Spanish |date=7 December 2012 |access-date=18 October 2017}} She was replaced by {{ill|José Císcar|es}}.{{Cite news |url=http://www.levante-emv.com/comunitat-valenciana/2011/12/30/ciscar-hombre-dialogo-rostro-consell/868861.html |title=Císcar, un hombre de diálogo como rostro del Consell |trans-title=Císcar, A Man of Dialogue as the Face of the Council |work=Levante-EMV |language=Spanish |date=30 December 2011 |access-date=18 October 2017}} Johnson continued in her position as Councilor of Tourism, Culture, and Sports.{{Cite news |url=http://www.vozpopuli.com/deportes/Valencia-Generalidad_Valenciana-Ferrari-Comunidad_Valenciana_0_518348190.html |title=The Generalitat Valenciana Proposes to Build a Ferrari Theme Park |last=Marin |first=Enrique |work=Vozpópuli |language=Spanish |date=24 September 2012 |access-date=18 October 2017}}

On 20 December 2012, Johnson was appointed executive secretary for the coordination of study commissions, a new position in the structure of the People's Party.{{Cite news |url=http://www.levante-emv.com/comunitat-valenciana/2012/12/20/pp-nombra-lola-johnson-secretaria-ejecutiva-comisiones-estudio/961454.html |title=El PP nombra a Lola Johnson secretaria ejecutiva de comisiones de estudio |trans-title=The PP Appoints Lola Johnson Executive Secretary of Study Commissions |work=Levante-EMV |agency=EFE |location=Valencia |language=Spanish |date=20 December 2012 |access-date=18 October 2017}}