Beaton Tulk
Beaton Tulk (May 22, 1944 – May 23, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He was the seventh Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from 2000 to 2001. He was born in Ladle Cove, Newfoundland. He was a member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1979 to 1989 and again from 1993 to 2002 as a Liberal.
On December 16, 2002, Tulk was appointed by the federal government of Jean Chrétien to the Canadian Transportation Agency.[1]
In 2018, Flanker Press released his autobiography, A Man of My Word.[2][3]
Tulk died of prostate cancer, one day after his 75th birthday on May 23, 2019 at his home in Musgravetown, Newfoundland and Labrador.[4]
References
- ↑ Appointment to the Canadian Transportation AgencyTransport Canada. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ↑ Press, Flanker. A Man of My Word (in en). Flanker Press. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
- ↑ Beaton Tulk talks cancer, Joey and how he never really wanted the top job (May 9, 2018)CBC News. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
- ↑ Former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Beaton Tulk dead at 75. Retrieved 2019-05-23.