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OCR: IN POLITICS A successful lawyer, Turner entered politics in 1962 atLester Pearson' request In 1968 he ran for the leadership of the Liberal Party as an "anti-establishment candidate but was defeated by Pierre Trudeau He joined Trudeau' Cabinet serving as Justice Minister, and Finance Minister. Increasingly Turner came into conflict with Trudeau over economic policy, pue in a surprise move in Sept tember 1975 he resigned from Cabinet altogether Turner stayed out of politics until Trudeau S retirement in 1984 Turner entered the leadership race, defeating Jean Chretien to become Prime Minister He was regarded as the golden boy promising new business -like approach to politics and the Liberal Party BIOGRAPHY of3 Libera