John Buchanan

John MacLennan Buchanan, PC, QC (born April 22, 1931) is 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.

Early life

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 practice of law where he was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1972 and awarded Doctorates from Nova Scotia Technical College, Mount Allison University, Saint Mary's University, St. Francis Xavier University, and Université Saint Anne.

Political career

Buchanan was elected as a Member of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly in 1967, re-elected in 1970, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1984 and 1988. He was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Public Works and Fisheries in 1969. He was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia in 1971. Buchanan was elected as Premier of Nova Scotia in 1978. He was re-elected in 1981, 1984 and 1988, becoming the third Premier in Nova Scotia to be elected to four consecutive terms (following George Henry Murray and Robert Stanfield), and the fourth longest serving premier in the history of the province. On April 17, 1982, Buchanan was made a member of Her Majesty’s Privy Council. His biggest majority came in the 1984 election, when he led his party to victory, capturing 42 of the 52 seats in the legislature.

John Buchanan (biologist)

John M. Buchanan, Ph.D. was a Professor of biochemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his B.S. at DePauw University, in 1938, a M.S. at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1939 and a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1943. He joined the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1962. Awarded the Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry in 1951.

Buchanan died in 2007.

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John Buchanan (oil executive)

Sir John Gordon St Clair Buchanan (9 June 1943 – 13 July 2015) was a New Zealand-born scientist and director.

Buchanan was born in Auckland in 1943 and grew up in Papatoetoe. He received his education at Auckland Grammar School and at the University of Auckland (BSc, MSc, PhD in Chemistry), and at Oxford and Harvard Universities.

Buchanan joined oil and petrol company BP in 1970, where he progressed through the ranks and eventually was appointed by John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley as the group's top finance executive, which caused surprise given that his background is in science and not in accountancy. He retired from BP in 2002, as the company has a strict retirement policy set at 60 years. For the next 12 years, Buchanan was with BHP Billiton, where he was an independent director (1 February 2003 to July 2015). He was a director of Alliance Boots (December 1997 to 2003). He was deputy chairman of Vodafone (25 July 2006 to 24 July 2012). He was a director of ARM Holdings (3 May 2012 until 1 May 2014). He was a director of AstraZeneca (25 April 2002 to 29 April 2010).

John Buchanan (footballer, born 1928)

John Buchanan (9 June 1928 - December 2000), was a Scottish football striker.

Buchanan started his career with Clyde, and his prolific form saw him get a move to Derby County. He also played for Bradford Park Avenue, before retiring in 1963. Buchanan also received a Scotland B cap in 1952, when he played against a France B team in a 0-0 draw in Toulouse.

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John Buchanan (judoka)

John Buchanan (born 7 December 1975) is a British judoka.

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John Buchanan (sailor)

John Buchanan (1 January 1884 in Rhu – 25 November 1943 in Rhu) was a Scottish sailor who competed for the Royal Clyde Yacht Club at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

He was a crew member of the Scottish boat Hera, which won the Gold medal in the 12 metre class.

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