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Gordon Arnaud Winter

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Not to be confused with Gordon Winter, the author of "Inside BOSS" or Gordon Winter, English stage and screen actor famous for 'The Thirteenth Tale' TV film and 'Fraternity' feature film.

The Honourable
Gordon Arnaud Winter
6th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland
In office
July 2, 1974 – July 10, 1981
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors GeneralJules Léger
Edward Schreyer
PremierFrank Moores
Brian Peckford
Preceded byEwart Harnum
Succeeded byTony Paddon
Personal details
Born(1912-10-06)October 6, 1912
St. John's, Newfoundland
DiedAugust 1, 2003(2003-08-01) (aged 90)
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Gordon Arnaud Winter, OC (October 6, 1912 – August 1, 2003) was the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland from 1974 to 1981.

In 1974, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

In 1989, he headed the Winter Commission, the diocesan commission appointed by bishop Alphonsus Liguori Penney to undertake an inquiry about the clerical child sexual abuse scandal at Mount Cashel orphanage.