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Janet Austin

Janet Edna Merivale Austin OBC (born 1956 or 1957)[1] is a Canadian former nonprofit sector executive and public servant who is the 30th lieutenant governor of British Columbia, having served since 2018.[3] She is the viceregal representative of King Charles III in the province of British Columbia. Prior to her appointment as Lieutenant Governor, she spent 15 years as CEO of YWCA Metro Vancouver.[4]

Janet Austin
Austin in 2014
30th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
Assumed office
April 24, 2018
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Governors General
Premier
Preceded byJudith Guichon
Personal details
Born1956 or 1957 (age 66–67)[1]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada[2]
SpouseAshley Chester
Alma materUniversity of Calgary
Austin meeting the Indian politician Prakash Javadekar in 2018

Austin was appointed by Governor General Julie Payette, on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.[5]

Honours edit

Coat of arms of Janet Austin
 
Crest
Issuant from a wreath of dwarf poinciana flowers proper, a demi-lion Or charged on its shoulder with three gouttes de poix and holding in its dexter paw a Latin cross erablé Gules;
Escutcheon
Azure on a chevron engrailed between three Latin crosses Or, three roses Gules barbed Vert seeded Or;
Motto
MENS CONSCIA RECTI (A Mind Conscious Of Rectitude) [8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Janet Austin takes lessons learned as head of YWCA to Government House and Lieutenant-Governor job".
  2. ^ "YWCA Metro Vancouver CEO is B.C.'s new lieutenant-governor".
  3. ^ The Honourable Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Janet Austin appointed as B.C.'s new lieutenant governor". CBC News. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  6. ^ The Golden Jubilee Medal
  7. ^ The Diamond Jubilee Medal
  8. ^ "The Public Register of Arms, Flags, and Badges of Canada". 12 November 2020.

External links edit

    Order of precedence
    Preceded by Order of precedence in British Columbia
    as of September 2022
    Succeeded by
    David Eby, Premier of British Columbia

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