Elizabeth Dowdeswell

The Honourable
Elizabeth Dowdeswell
OC OOnt
Dowdeswell wearing dark blue smiling towards the camera
Dowdeswell in 2020
29th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
In office
September 23, 2014 – November 14, 2023
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Governors General
Premier
Preceded byDavid Onley
Succeeded byEdith Dumont
3rd Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme
In office
1992–1998
Secretary-GeneralBoutros Boutros-Ghali
Kofi Annan
Preceded byMostafa Kamal Tolba
Succeeded byKlaus Töpfer
Personal details
Born
Violet Elizabeth Patton

(1944-11-09) November 9, 1944 (age 80)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
NationalityCanadian
Alma mater
OccupationPublic servant

Violet Elizabeth Dowdeswell[1][2] OC OOnt (née Patton; born November 9, 1944) is a Canadian public servant who served as the 29th lieutenant governor of Ontario from 2014 to 2023.[3] As lieutenant governor, Dowdeswell was the viceregal representative of the Crown in Right of Ontario and the first in over seven decades to serve under two different Canadian sovereigns. A champion of civil society, environmental protection, inclusive growth and liberal democracy, she is also the longest-serving lieutenant governor in Ontario's history.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][a][b]

  1. ^ Dowdeswell, Violet Elizabeth (May 1972). Inferred Values of Clothing related to Adjustment Among Pregnant Women (MS thesis). Utah State University. doi:10.26076/a9f4-2745.
  2. ^ Queen's Printer for Ontario (April 9, 2016). "Proclamation" (PDF). Ontario Gazette. 149 (15): 711. ISSN 0030-2937. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 26, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016. The Honourable v. Elizabeth Dowdeswell Lieutenant Governor of Our Province of Ontario
  3. ^ "Her Honour". Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. October 1, 2014. Archived from the original on December 8, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  4. ^ Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. "History". King's Printer for Ontario. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. ^ Laura Stone (November 13, 2023). "Ontario's longest-serving Lieutenant-Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell bids 'au revoir'". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  6. ^ Jaime Watt (November 12, 2023). "The most consequential lieutenant-governor in Ontario's history". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  7. ^ Colin D'Mello (December 8, 2022). "Ford government given a stern rebuke over democracy". Global News. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  8. ^ Jeff Gray (December 8, 2022). "Ontario's Lieutenant-Governor urges government to protect democracy". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  9. ^ Elizabeth Dowdeswell (May 5, 2019). "Our democracies appear ever more fragile". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  10. ^ Steve Paikin (November 6, 2023). "Elizabeth Dowdeswell exits". The Trillium. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  11. ^ State of Lake Erie Conference (March 16, 2022). "Welcome Remarks: The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell". International Association for Great Lakes Research. Retrieved October 6, 2024. Since taking office in late 2014, Ms. Dowdeswell has challenged Ontarians to think deeply about their role not just as residents of a province, but as global citizens. Building resilience and sustainability through inclusive economic prosperity, environmental stewardship, and social cohesion as well as safeguarding democracy have been the focus of her mandate.


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