Lieutenant-Governors of Manitoba
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The following is a list of the Lieutenant Governors of Manitoba. Though the present day office of the lieutenant governor in Manitoba
came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation
in 1870, the post is a continuation from the first governorship of the Northwest Territories in 1869.
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
The Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba is the viceregal representative in Manitoba of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the United...
came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed on July 1, 1867. On that day, three British colonies were formed into four Canadian provinces...
in 1870, the post is a continuation from the first governorship of the Northwest Territories in 1869.
Lieutenant Governors of Manitoba, 1870-present
| # | Name | Governor from | Governor until | |
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| Governors under Queen Victoria (1870 1901): | ||||
| 1. | Adams George Archibald Adams George Archibald Sir Adams George Archibald, KCMG, PC was a Canadian lawyer and politician, and a father of Confederation. He was based in Nova Scotia for most of his career, though he also served as 1st Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1870 to 1872.Archibald was born in Truro to a prominent family in Nova... |
1870 | 1872 | |
| 2. | Alexander Morris Alexander Morris Alexander Morris, PC was a Canadian politician. He served in the cabinet of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald , and was the second Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba... |
1872 | 1877 | |
| 3. | Joseph Édouard Cauchon Joseph Édouard Cauchon Joseph Édouard Cauchon, PC was a prominent Quebec politician in the middle years of the nineteenth-century... |
1877 | 1882 | |
| 4. | James Cox Aikins James Cox Aikins James Cox Aikins, PC was a prominent Canadian politician in the 19th century. He twice served as a cabinet minister in the government of Sir John A. Macdonald, and was the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1882 to 1888.-Early life and career:Aikins was born in Toronto Township, Upper... |
1882 | 1888 | |
| 5. | John Christian Schultz John Christian Schultz Sir John Christian Schultz, KCMG was a Manitoba politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1882, a Senator from 1882 to 1888, and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1888 to 1895.Schultz was born in Amherstburg, Upper Canada... |
1888 | 1895 | |
| 6. | James Colebrooke Patterson James Colebrooke Patterson James Colebrooke Patterson , PC was a Canadian politician. He served as a federal cabinet minister from 1892 to 1895 and as the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1895 to 1900.... |
1895 | 1900 | |
| 7. | Sir Daniel Hunter McMillan Daniel Hunter McMillan Sir Daniel Hunter McMillan, KCMG was a Manitoba politician. He was a cabinet minister in Thomas Greenway's government from 1889 to 1900, and served as the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1900 to 1911.... |
1900 | → | |
| Governors under Edward VII Edward VII of the United Kingdom Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910... (1901 1910): |
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| 7. | cont... | ← | → | |
| Governors under George V George V of the United Kingdom George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936.... (1910 1936): |
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| 7. | cont... | ← | 1911 | |
| 8. | Sir Douglas Colin Cameron Douglas Colin Cameron Sir Douglas Colin Cameron KCMG was a Canadian politician. He served in the Ontario legislature from 1902 to 1905, and was the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1911 to 1916.... |
1911 | 1916 | |
| 9. | Sir James Albert Manning Aikins James Albert Manning Aikins Sir James Albert Manning Aikins was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was the leader of the Manitoba Conservative Party in the provincial election of 1915, and later served as the province's ninth Lieutenant Governor.Aikins was born in Grahamsville, Peel County, Canada West and educated at... |
1916 | 1926 | |
| 10. | Theodore Arthur Burrows Theodore Arthur Burrows Theodore Arthur Burrows was a politician and office-holder in Manitoba, Canada. He served as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of the province from October 6, 1926 until his death.... |
1926 | 1929 | |
| 11. | James Duncan McGregor James Duncan McGregor James Duncan McGregor was a Canadian agricultural pioneer and office holder. He served as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba between 1929 and 1934.... |
1929 | 1934 | |
| 12. | William Johnston Tupper William Johnston Tupper William Johnston Tupper, was a politician and office holder in Manitoba, Canada. He served as the province's 12th Lieutenant Governor from 1934 to 1940.... |
1934 | → | |
| Governors under Edward VIII Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay... (1936): |
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| 12. | cont... | ← | → | |
| Governors under George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death... (1936 1952): |
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| 12. | cont... | ← | 1940 | |
| 13. | Roland Fairbairn McWilliams Roland Fairbairn McWilliams Roland Fairbairn McWilliams was a Canadian politician and office-holder. He served as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1940 to 1953.... |
1940 | → | |
| Governors under Elizabeth II (1952 present): | ||||
| 13. | cont... | ← | 1953 | |
| 14. | John Stewart McDiarmid John Stewart McDiarmid John Stewart McDiarmid was a Manitoba politician. He held senior ministerial positions in the governments of John Bracken, Stuart Garson and Douglas Campbell, and served as the province's 14th Lieutenant Governor between 1953 and 1960.McDiarmid was born in Perthshire, Scotland, and emigrated to... |
1953 | 1960 | |
| 15. | Errick French Willis Errick Willis Errick French Willis was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as leader of the province's Conservative Party between 1936 and 1954, and was responsible for beginning and ending the party's alliance with the Liberal-Progressive Party... |
1960 | 1965 | |
| 16. | Richard Spink Bowles Richard Spink Bowles Richard Spink Bowles was a lawyer and office holder in Manitoba, Canada. He served as the province's 16th Lieutenant Governor from 1965 to 1970.Bowles had no political experience prior to his appointment as Lt... |
1965 | 1970 | |
| 17. | William John McKeag William John McKeag William John McKeag, CM, OM, CD was a retired Manitoba politician and office-holder. He served as the province's 17th Lieutenant Governor between 1970 and 1976.... |
1970 | 1976 | |
| 18. | Francis Lawrence Jobin Francis Lawrence Jobin Francis Laurence Jobin was a politician and the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, Canada.Jobin from born in Winnipeg, and was educated at the University of Manitoba... |
1976 | 1981 | |
| 19. | Pearl Kathryne McGonigal Pearl McGonigal Pearl Kathryne McGonigal, CM, OM is a retired Manitoba politician and office-holder. She was a prominent Winnipeg-area municipal politician from 1969 to 1981, and served as the province's 19th Lieutenant Governor from October 23, 1981 to December 11, 1986... |
1981 | 1986 | |
| 20. | George Johnson George Johnson (Manitoba politician) George Johnson, OC was a medical doctor and is seen by historians as one of the leading political reformers of the twentieth century in Manitoba. He served as a Cabinet Minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin and Walter Weir and as the province's 20th Lieutenant Governor from 1986 to... |
1986 | 1993 | |
| 21. | W. Yvon Dumont W. Yvon Dumont W. Yvon Dumont, OM is a Manitoba politician and office-holder. In 1993, he became the first member of Manitoba's Métis community to be appointed as the province's 21st Lieutenant Governor. He was born in St. Laurent, Manitoba.... |
1993 | 1999 | |
| 22. | Peter Michael Liba Peter M. Liba Peter Michael Liba, CM, OM was a Manitoba journalist and office holder. From March 2, 1999, to June 30, 2004, he served as the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.... |
1999 | 2004 | |
| 23. | John Harvard | 2004 | 2009 | |
| 24. | Philip S. Lee | 2009 | ||