George Turman

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = George Turman

| birth_name = George Fugett Turman

| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|1|25}}

| birth_place = Missoula, Montana, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|12|9|1928|1|25}}

| death_place = Missoula, Montana, U.S.

| order = 24th

| office = Lieutenant Governor of Montana

| term_start = January 5, 1981

| term_end = January 4, 1988

| governor = Ted Schwinden

| predecessor = Ted Schwinden

| successor = Gordon McOmber

| party = Democratic {{small|1980-2008}}

| otherparty = Republican {{small|1949-1980}}

}}

George Fugett Turman (January 25, 1928 – December 9, 2008) was the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Montana. Originally a Republican state legislator before becoming a Democrat, he was elected to the position in 1980 on a ticket with fellow Democrat Ted Schwinden. They were re-elected in 1984. Turman relinquished the position in 1988. He died of natural causes on December 9, 2008, in Missoula, Montana, aged 80.[http://www.helenair.com/articles/2008/12/10/state/85st_081210_turman.txt George Turman, former lt. gov. and legislator, dies in Missoula]