John Turner
John Turner
John Napier Wyndham Turner, PC, CC, QCis an English born Canadian lawyer and politician, who served as the 17th Prime Minister of Canada from June 30 to September 17, 1984...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth7 June 1929
CountryCanada
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