Janet Austin
Her Honour The Honourable Janet Austin | |
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![]() Austin meeting with Prakash Javadekar in July 2018 | |
30th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia | |
Assumed office April 24, 2018 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor General | |
Premier | John Horgan |
Preceded by | Judith Guichon |
Personal details | |
Born | 1956/1957 (age 64–65)[1] Calgary, Alberta, Canada[2] |
Nationality | Canadian |
Spouse(s) | Ashley Chester |
Alma mater | University of Calgary |
Janet Edna Merivale Austin OBC (born 1956 or 1957)[1] is a Canadian former nonprofit sector executive and public servant who is the 30th and current Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, having served since April 24, 2018.[3] She is the viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II in the province of British Columbia. Prior to her appointment as Lieutenant Governor, she spent 15 years as CEO of YWCA Metro Vancouver.[4]
Austin was appointed by Governor General Julie Payette, on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.[citation needed] She is the third woman to serve as BC's viceroy, after Judith Guichon and Iona Campagnolo.[citation needed]
Honours[]
- Order of British Columbia, 2016 (also Chancellor of the Order during her term as Lieutenant Governor, 2018–present)
- Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, 2002[5]
- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2012[6]
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/janet-austin-takes-lessons-learned-as-head-of-ywca-to-government-house-and-lieutenant-governor-job
- ^ https://vancouversun.com/news/politics/ywca-metro-vancouver-ceo-is-b-c-s-new-lieutenant-governor
- ^ The Honourable Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
- ^ "Janet Austin, CEO, YWCA Metro Vancouver". Archived from the original on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ The Golden Jubilee Medal
- ^ The Diamond Jubilee Medal
- ^ http://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=2395&ShowAll=1
External links[]
Categories:
- Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia
- Living people
- Women in British Columbia politics
- Canadian women viceroys
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- 21st-century Canadian women politicians
- 1950s births