Ricky Johnston

Henrike "Ricky" Johnston (; born 29 September 1943) is a former Australian politician. A member of the Liberal Party, she represented the Western Australian seat of Canning in the House of Representatives from 1996 to 1998.

Early life Johnston was born on 29 September 1943 in Meissen, Germany (East Germany after 1949). She is the daughter of Maya and Henry Heppekausen. She and her family immigrated to Australia in 1954.

Johnston completed a diploma of nursing at Fremantle Hospital and was the director of a nursing employment agency from 1975 to 1981. She later worked as marketing manager for a food processing company (1987–1989), divisional manager with the Australian Bureau of Statistics for the 1991 census, and human resources manager at an aged care company (1994–1996). She also contested Liberal preselection for the Division of Pearce prior to the 1990 election, losing to incumbent senator Fred Chaney. Johnston was finally elected to the House of Representatives at the 1996 election, as part of a landslide victory for the Coalition. She was defeated in 1998 after a single term.

Personal life Johnston had two sons with her husband Ian.