The
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba ( ) is the
viceregal representative in Manitoba
of, as she
operates in the provincial
jurisdiction, the Canadian
monarch and head of state,
Queen Elizabeth
II, who resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the United Kingdom
. The Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba is
appointed in the same manner as
the other provincial viceroys in
Canada, and is similarly tasked with carrying out most of the
monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties. The present, and
24th, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba is
Philip S. Lee,
who has served in the role since 4 August 2009.
Role and presence
The Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba is vested with
a number of
governmental duties, and is also expected to undertake
various ceremonial
roles. The Lieutenant Governor, him or herself a member and
Chancellor of the order, will induct deserving individuals into the
Order of Manitoba, and upon
installation automatically becomes a Knight or Dame of Justice and
the Vice-Prior in Manitoba of the
Most Venerable Order of the
Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem. The viceroy further
presents other
provincial honours and decorations, as well as
various awards that
are named for and presented by the Lieutenant Governor; these
are generally created in partnership with another government or
charitable organization and linked specifically to their cause.
These honours are presented at official ceremonies, which count
amongst hundreds of other engagements the Lieutenant Governor
partakes in each year, either as host or guest of honour; in 2006,
the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta undertook 334 engagements, and
284 in 2007.
Flag of the Lieutenant Governor of
Manitoba.
At these events, the Lieutenant Governor's presence is marked by
the post's
official flag, consisting of a blue field bearing the shield of
the
Arms of Her Majesty in
Right of Manitoba surmounted by a crown and surrounded by ten
gold maple leaves, symbolizing the
ten provinces of Canada.
Within Manitoba, the Lieutenant Governor also follows only the
sovereign in the
province's order of
precedence, preceding even other members of the
Canadian Royal
Family and the
Queen's
federal representative.
History
The office
of Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba came into being in 1870, upon
Manitoba's entry into Canadian
Confederation, and evolved from the earlier position of
Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories, though the
occupants continued to simultaneously act as Lieutenant Governors
of the Northwest Territories and later as Lieutenant Govenrors of
Keewatin District, until the
latter was divided into Saskatchewan
and Alberta
in
1905. Since 1867, 23 Lieutenant Governors have served the
province, amongst whom were notable firsts, such as
Pearl McGonigal the first female Lieutenant
Governor of the province and
W.
Yvon Dumont the first
Métis Lieutenant Governor. The shortest mandate
by a Lieutenant Governor of Alberta was
Adams George Archibald, from August
1870 to October 1872, while the longest was
Roland Fairbairn McWilliams,
from 1 November 1940 to 1 Auugust 1953.
See also
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