Carol Beatrix Johnson (born 4 July 1972) is a South African politician who served in the National Assembly from 2004 to 2009.
[1] She was the national spokesman and spin doctor for the NNP in the early 2000s and was viewed as one of the "top lieutenants" of party leader Marthinus van Schalkwyk.
[3] However, when van Schalkwyk announced in August 2004 that he intended to join the ANC, Johnson said that she would follow him:[2] she, van Schalkwyk, and six other NNP members announced that they intended to defect from the party to the ANC during the next floor-crossing period.
[4] She officially remained an NNP member until 1 September 2005, when, at the outset of the 2005 floor-crossing window, she formally joined the ANC.
[2] Their marriage followed a "whirlwind romance" that began on election night in April 2004.