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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...
Sep 19, 2020 · John Turner, who led Canada for 79 days in 1984 and battled Brian Mulroney over free trade, passed away at 91. He was a lawyer, a cabinet minister, a runner and a track star who was once dubbed "Canada's Kennedy".
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...
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 served as Canada's 17th prime minister for 79 days in 1984, after a long and distinguished political career. He died peacefully in his sleep at home on Friday night, according to his relatives and a former aide.
Sep 19, 2020 · TORONTO — 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.