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Former Nova Scotia premier and senator John Buchanan has died.
Buchanan served as the premier from 1978 to 1990, the fourth-longest serving premier in the province’s history.
According to a statement released by the provincial Progressive Conservative caucus, Buchanan died Thursday at the age of 88.
MLAs paid tribute to him in the legislature this morning.
PC Leader Tim Houston in a statement that “Premier Buchanan will be remembered as a master campaigner and skilled politician.
Following Buchanan’s term as premier, he was appointed to the Senate and retired from the Upper Chamber in 2006.
