John Buchanan (Canadian politician)

John Buchanan
20th Premier of Nova Scotia
In office
October 5, 1978 – September 12, 1990
MonarchElizabeth II
Lieutenant GovernorClarence Gosse
John E. Shaffner
Alan Abraham
Lloyd Crouse
Preceded byGerald Regan
Succeeded byRoger Bacon
MLA for Halifax Atlantic
In office
May 30, 1967 – September 11, 1990
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byRobert Chisholm
Senator for Halifax, Nova Scotia
In office
September 11, 1990 – April 22, 2006
Appointed byBrian Mulroney
Personal details
Born
John MacLennan Buchanan

(1931-04-22)April 22, 1931
Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
DiedOctober 3, 2019(2019-10-03) (aged 88)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Other political
affiliations
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
SpouseMavis Buchanan

John MacLennan Buchanan PC QC (April 22, 1931 – October 3, 2019) was a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 20th premier of Nova Scotia from 1978 to 1990 and as a member of the Senate of Canada from 1990 to 2006.


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