# Beaton Tulk
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{{Short description|Canadian politician (1944–2019)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{use mdy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Beaton Tulk
| honorific_suffix =
| image =
| image_size = 150px
| caption =
| birth_name = Reginald Beaton Tulk[{{cite encyclopedia |last=Cuff |first=Robert |date=1984 |title=Tulk, Reginald Beaton |url=https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/1151 |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 5 |location=[St. John's](/source/St._John's%2C_Newfoundland_and_Labrador) |publisher=Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. |access-date=20 March 2025 |archive-date=March 20, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250320040917/https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/1151 |url-status=live }}]
| birth_date = May 22, 1944
| birth_place = [Ladle Cove](/source/Ladle_Cove), [Newfoundland](/source/Dominion_of_Newfoundland)
| death_date = {{nowrap|{{death date and age|2019|05|23|1944|5|22}}}}
| death_place = [Musgravetown](/source/Musgravetown), [Newfoundland and Labrador](/source/Newfoundland_and_Labrador), Canada{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}
| spouse = Dora Tulk {{small|(until his death)}}
| office = 7th [Premier of Newfoundland](/source/Premier_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador)
| monarch = [Elizabeth II](/source/Elizabeth_II)
| lieutenant_governor = [Arthur Maxwell House](/source/Arthur_Maxwell_House)
| term_start = October 16, 2000
| term_end = February 13, 2001
| predecessor = [Brian Tobin](/source/Brian_Tobin)
| successor = [Roger Grimes](/source/Roger_Grimes)
| office2 = [Deputy Premier of Newfoundland](/source/Deputy_Premier_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador)
| term_start2 = August 4, 2000
| term_end2 = October 16, 2000
| predecessor2 = [Lynn Verge](/source/Lynn_Verge)
| successor2 = [Tom Rideout](/source/Tom_Rideout)
| office3 = Member of the [Newfoundland House of Assembly](/source/Newfoundland_House_of_Assembly) for [Fogo](/source/Fogo_(electoral_district))
| term_start3 = June 18, 1979
| term_end3 = April 20, 1989
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 = [Sam Winsor](/source/Sam_Winsor)
| office4 = Member of the [Newfoundland House of Assembly](/source/Newfoundland_House_of_Assembly) for Fogo
| term_start4 = May 3, 1993
| term_end4 = February 22, 1996
| predecessor4 = [Sam Winsor](/source/Sam_Winsor)
| successor4 = riding dissolved
| office5 = Member of the [Newfoundland House of Assembly](/source/Newfoundland_House_of_Assembly) for [Bonavista North](/source/Bonavista_North)
| term_start5 = February 22, 1996
| term_end5 = April 2, 2002
| predecessor5 = [Tom Lush](/source/Tom_Lush)
| successor5 = [Harry Harding](/source/Harry_Harding_(politician))
| party = [Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador)
| other_party = [Liberal Party of Canada](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada)
| website =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = [Teacher](/source/Teacher), [politician](/source/politician)
| cabinet = Minister of Forest Resources and Agrifoods (May 1997 – July 1997), Minister of Development and Rural Renewal (July 1997 – October 2000)
}}
'''Reginald Beaton Tulk''' (May 22, 1944 – May 23, 2019) was a Canadian [educator](/source/educator), [civil servant](/source/civil_servant) and [politician](/source/politician). He served as the seventh [premier of Newfoundland](/source/premier_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador) from 2000 to 2001 as a member of the [Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador). To date, he is the last premier of the province to be born in the British dependent territory of Newfoundland, before its accession to Canada as a province.
==Early life==
Born in [Ladle Cove](/source/Ladle_Cove%2C_Newfoundland_and_Labrador), [Newfoundland](/source/Dominion_of_Newfoundland), Tulk was the youngest son of Japhet Tulk and Sadie (née West).[{{cite web|url=https://www.thetelegram.com/living/joan-sullivan-anecdotes-from-beaton-tulk-a-lively-read-223864/|title=Joan Sullivan: Anecdotes from Beaton Tulk a lively read|publisher=The Telegram|access-date=May 23, 2019|date=July 7, 2018|archive-date=June 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603170016/https://www.thetelegram.com/living/joan-sullivan-anecdotes-from-beaton-tulk-a-lively-read-223864/|url-status=live}}] He graduated from [Memorial University](/source/Memorial_University) with [BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts), [B.Ed](/source/Bachelor_of_Education), and Master of Educational Administration degrees.[{{cite web|url=https://flankerpress.com/author/beaton-tulk|title=Beaton Tulk|access-date=May 23, 2019|publisher=Flanker Press|archive-date=May 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523173202/https://flankerpress.com/author/beaton-tulk|url-status=live}}] He also later obtained a Canadian Securities Investment Diploma.[ An educator prior to politics, he was a supervising [principal](/source/principal_(education)) for the Carmanville school system from 1974 to 1979.][{{cite web |url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/1996/exec/0314n02.htm |title=New Cabinet Sworn In |website=releases.gov.nl.ca |publisher=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Executive Council |date=March 14, 1996 |access-date=June 5, 2010 |archive-date=December 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227073902/https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/1996/exec/0314n02.htm |url-status=live }}][
==Political career==
Tulk was first elected to the [Newfoundland House of Assembly](/source/Newfoundland_and_Labrador_House_of_Assembly) in 1979 as the [Liberal Party of Newfoundland](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador) (later Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador) member for [Fogo](/source/Fogo_(electoral_district)), and was re-elected in 1982 and 1985.][{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/genelections/GEreport1982.pdf|title=Election Returns 1982|publisher=Elections Newfoundland and Labrador|date=August 25, 1982|page=18|access-date=November 27, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207061652/https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/genelections/GEreport1982.pdf|url-status=live}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/genelections/GEreport1985.pdf|title=Election Returns 1985|publisher=Elections Newfoundland and Labrador|date=October 22, 1985|page=19|access-date=November 27, 2020|archive-date=May 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515232334/https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/genelections/GEreport1985.pdf|url-status=live}}] He was defeated in the 1989 election; in 1990, he became the Assistant Deputy Minister of Children and Youth Services for the Newfoundland government.[{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/genelections/GEreport1989.pdf|title=Election Statistics 1989|publisher=Elections Newfoundland and Labrador|page=13|access-date=November 27, 2020|archive-date=February 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201070654/https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/genelections/GEreport1989.pdf|url-status=live}}][ He was returned to the House of Assembly for Fogo in 1993.][{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/genelections/GEreport1993.pdf|title=Report of the Chief Electoral Officer|publisher=Elections Newfoundland and Labrador|date=1993|page=4|access-date=November 27, 2020|archive-date=February 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201070642/https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/genelections/GEreport1993.pdf|url-status=live}}] He was then elected in the newly redistributed riding of [Bonavista North](/source/Bonavista_North) in 1996, and re-elected in 1999.[{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/genelections/GEreport1996.pdf|title=Report of the Chief Electoral Officer|publisher=Elections Newfoundland and Labrador|date=October 28, 1996|page=3|access-date=November 27, 2020|archive-date=February 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201070627/https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/genelections/GEreport1996.pdf|url-status=live}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/genelections/GEreport1999.pdf|title=Report of the Chief Electoral Officer|publisher=Elections Newfoundland and Labrador|date=November 9, 1999|page=3|access-date=November 27, 2020|archive-date=February 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201070616/https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/genelections/GEreport1999.pdf|url-status=live}}]
Tulk was appointed Minister of Forest Resources and Agrifoods in May 1997 and Minister of Development and Rural Renewal in July 1997.[{{cite web|url=https://vocm.com/news/former-premier-beaton-tulk-passes-away-at-75/|title=Former Premier Beaton Tulk Passes Away At 75|publisher=VOCM News|date=May 24, 2019|access-date=November 27, 2020|archive-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626053126/http://vocm.com/news/former-premier-beaton-tulk-passes-away-at-75/|url-status=live}}] In December 1998, he stepped down from cabinet when he was the subject of allegations of wrongdoing by the owner of a private college.[ He was cleared of any wrongdoing by the police and by a commissioner's report, and returned to the cabinet in April 1999.][{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/beaton-tulk-cleared-of-wrongdoing-1.196500 |title=Beaton Tulk cleared of wrongdoing |publisher=CBC News |date=March 19, 1999 |access-date=May 26, 2018 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306204138/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/beaton-tulk-cleared-of-wrongdoing-1.196500 |url-status=live }}][{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/beaton-tulk-back-in-cabinet-1.179266 |title=Beaton Tulk back in cabinet |publisher=CBC News |access-date=May 26, 2018 |date=April 27, 1999 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307001716/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/beaton-tulk-back-in-cabinet-1.179266 |url-status=live }}] He was appointed [Deputy Premier](/source/Deputy_Premier_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador) in August 2000[{{cite web |url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2000/exec/0818n06.htm |title=Senior government appointments announced |website=releases.gov.nl.ca |publisher=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Executive Council |date=August 18, 2000 |access-date=June 5, 2010 |archive-date=September 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928052815/http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2000/exec/0818n06.htm |url-status=live }}] and Premier of Newfoundland in October 2000 when his predecessor, [Brian Tobin](/source/Brian_Tobin), returned to federal politics.[{{cite web |url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2000/exec/1016n04.htm |title=Statement by Premier Tobin |website=releases.gov.nl.ca |publisher=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Executive Council |date=October 16, 2000 |access-date=June 5, 2010 |archive-date=February 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227180652/http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2000/exec/1016n04.htm |url-status=live }}] He was not a candidate in the race to succeed Tobin as Liberal leader and returned to the position of Deputy Premier in February 2001 when [Roger Grimes](/source/Roger_Grimes) was elected Liberal leader and sworn in as Premier.[
In 2002, Tulk resigned his provincial seat to run unsuccessfully for the [federal Liberals](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada) for the [House of Commons of Canada](/source/House_of_Commons_of_Canada) seat of [Gander—Grand Falls](/source/Gander%E2%80%94Grand_Falls) in a [by-election](/source/by-election) after [George Baker](/source/George_Baker_(Canadian_politician)) was appointed to the Senate, but was defeated by [Rex Barnes](/source/Rex_Barnes).][{{cite web |title=Liberals lose two 'safe' ridings in byelections |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/liberals-lose-two-safe-ridings-in-byelections-1.308076 |publisher=CBC News |access-date=November 27, 2020 |date=May 14, 2002 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164632/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/liberals-lose-two-safe-ridings-in-byelections-1.308076 |url-status=live }}][{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/liberals-reel-from-by-election-defeats/article4142038/|title=Liberals reel from by-election defeats|work=The Globe and Mail|date=May 14, 2002|access-date=May 26, 2018|archive-date=January 23, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123003634/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/liberals-reel-from-by-election-defeats/article4142038/|url-status=live}}] Tulk then tried to return to provincial politics, running in the provincial by-election resulting from his own resignation, but was defeated by [Harry Harding](/source/Harry_Harding_(politician)).[{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/byelections/02.bonavista.north.july.24.pdf|title=Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Bonavista North By Election July 24, 2002|publisher=Elections Newfoundland and Labrador|date=2002|access-date=November 27, 2020}}]
On December 16, 2002, Tulk was appointed by the federal government of [Jean Chrétien](/source/Jean_Chr%C3%A9tien) to the [Canadian Transportation Agency](/source/Canadian_Transportation_Agency).[{{cite web|url=http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/mediaroom/releases-nat-2002-02_h132e-1485.htm |title=Appointment to the Canadian Transportation Agency |publisher=Transport Canada |date=December 12, 2002|access-date=June 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607171901/http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/mediaroom/releases-nat-2002-02_h132e-1485.htm |archive-date=June 7, 2011 }}]
==Later life==
In 2018, Flanker Press released his autobiography, ''A Man of My Word'', co-written by Laurie Blackwood Pike.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.flankerpress.com/product/a-man-of-my-word/|title=A Man of My Word|publisher=Flanker Press|language=en|access-date=May 9, 2018|archive-date=May 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523172543/https://flankerpress.com/product/a-man-of-my-word|url-status=live}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/former-newfoundland-labrador-premier-beaton-tulk-new-memoir-1.4654809|title=Beaton Tulk talks cancer, Joey and how he never really wanted the top job|publisher=CBC News|date=May 9, 2018|access-date=May 26, 2018|archive-date=May 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525144224/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/former-newfoundland-labrador-premier-beaton-tulk-new-memoir-1.4654809|url-status=live}}] He lived in [Musgravetown](/source/Musgravetown) with his wife Dora during his final years.[{{cite web|url=https://nfldherald.com/beaton-tulk-part-1-family-first/|title=Beaton Tulk Part 1: Family First|publisher=Newfoundland Herald|first=Pam|last=Pardy-Ghent|date=June 18, 2018|access-date=May 23, 2019|archive-date=May 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523174518/https://nfldherald.com/beaton-tulk-part-1-family-first/|url-status=live}}]
Tulk died from [prostate cancer](/source/prostate_cancer) on May 23, 2019, one day after his 75th birthday.[{{cite web|url=https://www.saltwire.com/news/local/former-newfoundland-and-labrador-premier-beaton-tulk-dead-at-75-314862/?location=newfoundland-labrador|title=Former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Beaton Tulk dead at 75|date=May 24, 2019|publisher= Saltwire Network|access-date=November 27, 2020 }}] He was diagnosed with the illness 15 years prior to his death.[{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/beaton-tulk-obituary-1.5093535|title=Beaton Tulk, former N.L. premier and longtime Liberal campaigner, dead at 75|publisher=CBC news|date=May 23, 2019|access-date=Nov 27, 2020|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107232403/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/beaton-tulk-obituary-1.5093535|url-status=live}}] Prime Minister [Justin Trudeau](/source/Justin_Trudeau) praised Tulk's career of "putting people first", and cited his death as a "loss of a great Canadian and a great Liberal".[
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