John Harvard (politician)

John Harvard
Harvard in 2007
23rd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
In office
June 30, 2004 – August 4, 2009
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors General
PremierGary Doer
Preceded byPeter Liba
Succeeded byPhilip S. Lee
Member of Parliament
for Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia
(Winnipeg—St. James; 1988–1997)
In office
November 21, 1988 – May 6, 2004
Preceded byGeorge Minaker
Succeeded bySteven Fletcher (Charleswood—St. James)
Personal details
Born(1938-06-04)June 4, 1938
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
DiedJanuary 9, 2016(2016-01-09) (aged 77)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Lenore Denise Berscheid (div.)
Patricia Bovey
Children5
ProfessionBroadcast journalist

John Harvard PC OM (June 4, 1938 – January 9, 2016) was a Canadian journalist, politician, and officeholder in Manitoba. He served as a federal member of Parliament from 1988 to 2004, and was appointed the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba just before Canada's 2004 federal election.