James Bartleman

James Bartleman
Bartleman in 2014
27th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
In office
7 March 2002 – 5 September 2007
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors GeneralAdrienne Clarkson
Michaëlle Jean
PremierMike Harris
Ernie Eves
Dalton McGuinty
Preceded byHilary Weston
Succeeded byDavid Onley
Canadian Ambassador to the European Union
In office
26 July 2000 – 7 March 2002
Prime MinisterJean Chrétien
Preceded byJean-Pierre Juneau
Succeeded byJeremy Kinsman
Permanent Representative of Canada to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
In office
1990–1994
Prime MinisterBrian Mulroney
Jean Chrétien
Preceded byGordon Scott Smith
Succeeded byJohn R. Anderson
Personal details
Born
James Karl Bartleman

(1939-12-24)24 December 1939
Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Died14 August 2023(2023-08-14) (aged 83)
Spouse
Marie-Jeanne Rosillon
(m. 1975)
[1]
Children3[2]
Alma materUniversity of Western Ontario (BA, 1963)

James Karl Bartleman OC OOnt (24 December 1939 – 14 August 2023) was a Canadian diplomat and author who served as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 2002 to 2007.

Bartleman was a son of Percy Scott Bartleman and Maureen Florence Bartleman (Simcoe). He grew up in the Muskoka town of Port Carling, and he was a member of the Chippewas of Mnjikaning First Nation. In 1963, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) in History from the University of Western Ontario, where he was initiated as a member of Phi Delta Theta.

From 2007 to 2012, Bartleman was the Chancellor of the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) in Toronto.

  1. ^ "St. Paul's College to install James Bartleman as honorary chair". University of Waterloo. 9 October 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Orillia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).