Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the reappointment of Joseph B. Johnson III to the Housing Finance Agency Board.

Johnson, of Duluth, is senior vice president of North Shore Bank of Commerce and North Shore Mortgage in Duluth, and has over 32 years of banking experience in Minnesota. Johnson chairs the Duluth Local Initiative Support Corporation, is board president of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Endowment Fund in Duluth, and has held leadership positions in a variety of civic and community organizations. Johnson holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Minnesota. Johnson, who has been a member of the Housing Finance Agency since 2005, is reappointed as a public member to another four-year term that expires on January 7, 2013.

The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency provides housing for low and moderate-income persons. The agency consists of seven members, including six public members appointed by the Governor.