Janet Austin

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Her Honour The Honourable
Janet Austin
OBC
Janet Austin (2018)
30th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
Assumed office
April 24, 2018
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors General
PremierJohn Horgan
Preceded byJudith Guichon
Personal details
Born1956 or 1957 (age 67–68)[1]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada[2]
SpouseAshley Chester
Alma materUniversity 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 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

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) [7]

References

  1. ^ a b https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/janet-austin-takes-lessons-learned-as-head-of-ywca-to-government-house-and-lieutenant-governor-job
  2. ^ https://vancouversun.com/news/politics/ywca-metro-vancouver-ceo-is-b-c-s-new-lieutenant-governor
  3. ^ The Honourable Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
  4. ^ "Janet Austin, CEO, YWCA Metro Vancouver". Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  5. ^ The Golden Jubilee Medal
  6. ^ The Diamond Jubilee Medal
  7. ^ http://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=2395&ShowAll=1

External links

Order of precedence
Preceded by Order of precedence in British Columbia
as of April 2018 		Succeeded by
John Horgan, Premier of British Columbia
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