Beaton Tulk

Beaton Tulk

Beaton Tulk (born May 22, 1944) was an educator, civil servant, politician and Premier of Newfoundland.

Born in Ladle Cove, Newfoundland, he resides in St. John's. Tulk was a Principal for the Carmanville school system from 1974 to 1979.

Beaton Tulk was first elected to the Newfoundland House of Assembly in 1979 as a Liberal Party of Newfoundland (later Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador) member and was re-elected in 1982, 1985, 1993, 1996 and 1999.

Tulk was appointed Minister of Forest Resources and Agrifoods in May 1997 and Minister of Development and Rural Renewal in July 1997. He was appointed Deputy Premier in August 2000 and Premier of Newfoundland in October 2000 when his predecessor, Brian Tobin, returned to federal politics. He was not a candidate in the race to succeed Tobin as Liberal leader and returned to the position of Deputy Premier in February 2002 when Roger Grimes was elected Liberal leader and sworn in as Premier. Tulk also became Minister of Industry, Trade and Rural Development. He resigned his provincial seat to run unsuccessfully for the federal Liberals for the Canadian House of Commons seat of Gander-Grand Falls, after George Baker was appointed to the Senate.

He then tried to return to provincial politics but was defeated in a July 2002 by-election.

On December 16, 2002, Beaton Tulk was appointed by the federal government of Jean Chrétien to the Canadian Transportation Agency.


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