John Turner
John Napier Wyndham Turner PC CC QC (June 7, 1929 – September 18, 2020) was a Canadian politician. He was the twenty-second Prime Minister of Canada from June 30 to September 17, 1984. He was the leader of the Liberal Party. He was born in Surrey, England. He and his mother moved to British Columbia in 1932 when his father died.
John Turner | |
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.jpg) Turner in 1987 | |
| 22nd Prime Minister of Canada | |
| In office June 30, 1984 – September 17, 1984 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Jeanne Sauvé |
| Deputy | Jean Chrétien |
| Preceded by | Pierre Trudeau |
| Succeeded by | Brian Mulroney |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office September 17, 1984 – February 7, 1990 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Brian Mulroney |
| Succeeded by | Herb Gray |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office January 28, 1972 – September 10, 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Edgar Benson |
| Succeeded by | Bud Drury (Acting) |
| Minister of Justice Attorney General of Canada | |
| In office July 6, 1968 – January 28, 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Pierre Trudeau |
| Succeeded by | Otto Lang |
| Solicitor General of Canada | |
| In office April 20, 1968 – July 5, 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Lawrence Pennell |
| Succeeded by | George McIlraith |
| Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs Registrar General of Canada | |
| In office December 21, 1967 – July 5, 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Lester Pearson Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Guy Favreau |
| Succeeded by | George McIlraith |
| Member of Parliament for St. Lawrence—St. George | |
| In office June 18, 1962 – June 25, 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Egan Chambers |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Ottawa—Carleton | |
| In office June 25, 1968 – February 12, 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Tardif |
| Succeeded by | Jean Pigott |
| Member of Parliament for Vancouver Quadra | |
| In office September 4, 1984 – October 25, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Ted McWhinney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Napier Wyndham Turner June 7, 1929 Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | September 18, 2020 (aged 91) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents | Leonard Turner Phyllis Ross |
| Residence | Deer Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia Magdalen College, Oxford University of Paris |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
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Turner was elected as a member of Parliament in 1962. He held several positions in Cabinet, including minister of justice and minister of finance under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau from 1968 to 1975.[1] He resigned his ministry in 1975,[2] and took a break from politics until 1984. During this time, he worked as a lawyer in Toronto. In 1984, Turner returned and successfully ran for the leadership of the Liberal Party. Turner held the office of Prime Minister for just 79 days. Immediately after being sworn in as Prime Minister, he dissolved Parliament and called for new elections.[3] He lost that election by a wide margin.[4] Turner remained as leader of the Liberal Party, and was the Leader of the Opposition for the next six years. His party slightly recovered in the 1988 election. Turner resigned as Opposition leader in 1990, and retired from politics in 1993. He worked as a lawyer he stopped being a politician.
Turner died on September 18, 2020 in Toronto at the age of 91.[5]
References
change- ↑ Paul Litt (2011). Elusive Destiny:The Political Vocation of John Napier Turner. UBC Press. pp. 5–7.
- ↑ Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Memoirs, (McClelland & Stewart, 1993).
- ↑ Mulroney: The Politics of Ambition, by John Sawatsky, Toronto 1991, McFarlane, Walter, and Ross publishers.
- ↑ Howard Rae Penniman (1988). Canada at the Polls, 1984: A Study of the Federal General Elections. Duke U.P. p. 37.
- ↑ "John Turner, PM and Liberal leader who battled free trade with U.S., dead at 91". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 19, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
Other websites
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Media related to John Turner at Wikimedia Commons
Quotations related to John Turner at Wikiquote
- John Turner – Parliament of Canada biography
- University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame Archived 2008-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
- CBC Digital Archives - The Long Run: The Political Rise of John Turner
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