Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

John Napier Turner Biography and Timeline

Follow John Napier Turner through 2 dated historical records for Canada.

John Napier Turner, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1984–1984Years on this page

1984

Prime Minister of Canada

Prime Minister of Canada · Ottawa · Government / Government of Canada

Succeeds Trudeau as Liberal prime minister.

Role range: 1984-1984

Prime Minister of Canada

Prime Minister of Canada · Government / Government of Canada

Trudeau retires, John Turner becomes Liberal leader & Prime Minister

Role range: 1984-1984

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.