Beaton Tulk

Beaton Tulk
7th Premier of Newfoundland
In office
October 16, 2000 – February 13, 2001
MonarchElizabeth II
Lieutenant GovernorArthur Maxwell House
Preceded byBrian Tobin
Succeeded byRoger Grimes
Deputy Premier of Newfoundland
In office
August 4, 2000 – October 16, 2000
MHA for Fogo
In office
June 18, 1979 – April 20, 1989
Succeeded bySam Windsor
MHA for Fogo
In office
May 3, 1993 – February 22, 1996
Preceded bySam Windsor
Succeeded byriding dissolved
MHA for Bonavista North
In office
February 22, 1996 – April 2, 2002
Preceded byTom Lush
Succeeded byHarry Harding
Personal details
BornMay 22, 1944
Ladle Cove, Newfoundland
DiedMay 23, 2019(2019-05-23) (aged 75)
Musgravetown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada[citation needed]
Political partyLiberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
Other political
affiliations
Liberal Party of Canada
SpouseDora Tulk (until his death)
OccupationTeacher, politician
CabinetMinister of Forest Resources and Agrifoods (May 1997 – July 1997), Minister of Development and Rural Renewal (July 1997 – October 2000)

Beaton Tulk (May 22, 1944 – May 23, 2019) was a Canadian educator, civil servant and politician. He served as the seventh premier of Newfoundland from 2000 to 2001 as a member of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. To date, he is the last premier of the province to be born in the British dependent territory of Newfoundland, before its accession to Canada as a province.