Garth Turner
John Garth Turner PC is a Canadian business journalist, author, entrepreneur, broadcaster, financial advisor, and politician, twice elected as a Member of the House of Commons, former Minister of National Revenue and leadership candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. After serving as a PC MP between 1988 and 1993, he returned to political life as a candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada in the 2006 federal election, beating Liberal Gary Carr in the riding of Halton, Ontario. On October 18, 2006, the Conservative Party suspended him from the Conservative caucus for his independent stance, and he sat as an Independent MP until February 6, 2007, when he joined the Liberal Party of Canada. His great-grandfather, Ebenezer Vining Bodwell, was also a Liberal Member of Parliament.
The Honourable Garth Turner | |
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Turner in Oakville, 2008 | |
| 31st Minister of National Revenue | |
| In office June 25, 1993 – November 3, 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Kim Campbell |
| Preceded by | Otto Jelinek |
| Succeeded by | David Anderson |
| Member of Parliament for Halton (Halton—Peel; 1988–1993) | |
| In office January 23, 2006 – October 14, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Gary Carr |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Raitt |
| In office November 21, 1988 – October 25, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Julian Reed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Garth Turner March 14, 1949 Woodstock, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal (2007-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative (2005-6) Progressive Conservative (1988-1993) |
| Spouse | Dorothy Turner |
| Residence(s) | Caledon, Ontario; Lunenburg, Nova Scotia |
| Profession | Author, columnist, journalist, teacher, licensed financial advisor, blogger |