David Johnston OBE

Biography

David Johnston was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education from 31 August 2023 to 5 July 2024.

He was previously Chief Executive of the Social Mobility Foundation, a charity which runs a range of programmes that incorporate mentoring, internships, university application support and skills development to help young people from low-income backgrounds enter universities and professions.

In addition to being a governor at Pimlico Academy, a London secondary school, David is a governor of a sixth form college in London and is on the board of an organisation for 11 to 16 year olds in Oxfordshire.

Previous roles include:

  • Director of Future, a charity which supports organisations working with young people
  • coordinator of the Oxford Access Scheme, which runs residential programmes for 10 to 18 year olds