Garth Turner

Garth Turner
Turner in Oakville, 2008
31st Minister of National Revenue
In office
June 25, 1993 – November 3, 1993
Prime MinisterKim Campbell
Preceded byOtto Jelinek
Succeeded byDavid Anderson
Member of Parliament
for Halton
(Halton—Peel; 1988–1993)
In office
January 23, 2006 – October 14, 2008
Preceded byGary Carr
Succeeded byLisa Raitt
In office
November 21, 1988 – October 25, 1993
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byJulian Reed
Personal details
Born
John Garth Turner

(1949-03-14) March 14, 1949 (age 75)
Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal (2007-present)
Other political
affiliations
Conservative (2005-6)
Progressive Conservative (1988-1993)
SpouseDorothy Turner
Residence(s)Caledon, Ontario; Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
ProfessionAuthor, columnist, journalist, teacher, licensed financial advisor, blogger

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.[1] His great-grandfather, Ebenezer Vining Bodwell, was also a Liberal Member of Parliament.[2]

  1. ^ "Maverick MP Garth Turner joins Liberals". CBC News, February 6, 2007. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  2. ^ garth.ca blog entry