1929- . Canadian Liberal politician, prime
minister 1984. He was elected to the House of
Commons 1962 and served in the cabinet of
Pierre Trudeau until resigning 1975. He
succeeded Trudeau as party leader and prime
minister 1984, but lost the 1984 and 1988
elections. Turner resigned as leader 1989,
and returned to his law practice. He was
replaced as Liberal Party chief by Herbert
Gray in Feb 1990.