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John Napier Wyndham Turner PC CC QC (June 7, 1929 – September 19, 2020) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 17th prime minister of Canada from June to September 1984. He served as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and leader of the Official Opposition from 1984 to 1990.
Sep 19, 2020 · Former Canadian Prime Minister John Turner, who was in office for just 79 days and led his Liberal Party to a huge defeat in 1984, has died aged 91. A lawyer by training, he served as justice and...
John Turner is best known for his early political service as federal justice minister (1968–72) and finance minister (1972–75) in the cabinet of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, and for the 1988 election battle with Brian Mulroney over free trade.
Sep 19, 2020 · John Turner, who became Canada’s 17th prime minister on June 30, 1984, was once “the golden boy” of the federal Liberal Party. His career, which began with great promise and propelled him to the...
Jun 3, 2024 · John Napier Turner (born June 7, 1929, Richmond, Surrey, England—died September 18, 2020, Toronto, Canada) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who in June 1984 succeeded Pierre Elliott Trudeau as head of the Liberal Party and prime minister of Canada.
Sep 19, 2020 · John Turner, Canada's 17th prime minister who spent decades in federal politics as a cabinet minister and Liberal Party leader during some of the most turbulent moments in modern Canadian...
Oct 1, 2020 · John Turner, a Canadian politician who introduced major reforms to Canadian law, fleetingly served as prime minister and then rose again to prominence by leading the opposition to a free trade...
Former Canadian prime minister John Turner, who was in office for just 11 weeks and led his Liberal Party to a massive electoral defeat in 1984, died on Saturday aged 91.
Sep 19, 2020 · Former prime minister Brian Mulroney says he will remember his friend and former political rival John Turner as a rare gentleman who brought a “great sense” of dignity to his long career as a...
Sep 24, 2020 · John Turner, PM and Liberal leader who battled free trade with U.S., dead at 91. 'He had it all': Former PM Brian Mulroney, political leaders reflect on John Turner's legacy. State...
