John Buchanan

John MacLennan Buchanan, PC, QC (born April 22, 1931) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as Premier of Nova Scotia from 1978 to 1990 and as a member of the Senate of Canada from 1990 to 2006. Buchanan was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He graduated from Mount Allison University in 1954 with a Bachelor of Science Degree and an Engineering Certificate. He then went on to study at Dalhousie Law School and after graduating in 1958 en... more

John MacLennan Buchanan, PC, QC (born April 22, 1931) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as Premier of Nova Scotia from 1978 to 1990 and as a member of the Senate of Canada from 1990 to 2006. Buchanan was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He graduated from Mount Allison University in 1954 with a Bachelor of Science Degree and an Engineering Certificate. He then went on to study at Dalhousie Law School and after graduating in 1958 entered the practise of law where he was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1972. He was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1967, and was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Public Works and Fisheries. He was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia in 1971, and became Premier of Nova Scotia in the 1978 provincial election. His highwater mark came in the 1984 election, when he led his party to victory, capturing 42 of the 52 seats in the legislature. Buchanan played a large... less