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Janet Austin

Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 2018 to 2025 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Janet Austin
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Janet Edna Merivale Austin OBC (born 1956 or 1957)[1] is a Canadian former nonprofit sector executive and public servant who was the 30th lieutenant governor of British Columbia, having served from 2018 to 2025.[3] She was the viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II and 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]

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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]

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Honours

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Coat of arms of Janet Austin
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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) [10]
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