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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...
May 27, 2007 · 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, Canada’s 17th prime minister, has died at the age of 91. Marc Kealey, a former aide speaking on behalf of Turner’s relatives as a family friend, told the Canadian Press...
Sep 14, 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.
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...
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...
Sep 20, 2020 · 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.
Dec 30, 2020 · John Turner. An accomplished lawyer and politician, John Turner was recognized for his personal integrity and commitment to democracy. Through 3 decades of public service as a cabinet minister, Leader of the Opposition and 17th Prime Minister of Canada, he was tirelessly devoted to upholding Canadian values and principles.
Sep 20, 2020 · Former prime minister John Turner, whose odyssey from a "Liberal dream in motion" to a political anachronism spanned 30 years, has died at the age of 91.
