List of lieutenant governors of British Columbia

Last updated October 04, 2024

The following is a list of the lieutenant governors of British Columbia. Though the present day office of the lieutenant governor in British Columbia came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1871, the post is a continuation from the first governorship of Vancouver Island in 1849, although without the same executive powers as governors had. There were also colonial lieutenant-governors whose job was that of deputy to the governor.

Lieutenant governors of British Columbia, 1871–present

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Monarch Reign	Premier Term of office
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Monarch Reign	Premier Term of office
1		Sir Joseph Trutch KCMG (1826–1904)	5 July 1871	27 June 1876	Victoria (1837–1901)	John Foster McCreight (1871–1872)
						Amor De Cosmos (1872–1874)
						George Anthony Walkem (1874–1876)
						Andrew Charles Elliott (1876–1878)
2		Albert Norton Richards QC (1821–1897)	27 June 1876	21 June 1881		Andrew Charles Elliott (1876–1878)
2		Albert Norton Richards QC (1821–1897)	27 June 1876	21 June 1881		George Anthony Walkem (1878–1882)
3		Clement Francis Cornwall JP (1836–1910)	21 June 1881	8 February 1887		George Anthony Walkem (1878–1882)
						Robert Beaven (1882–1883)
						William Smithe (1883–1887)
4		Hugh Nelson (1830–1893)	8 February 1887	1 November 1892		William Smithe (1883–1887)
						Alexander Edmund Batson Davie (1887–1889)
						John Robson (1889–1892)
						Theodore Davie (1892–1895)
5		Edgar Dewdney PC (1835–1916)	1 November 1892	18 November 1897		Theodore Davie (1892–1895)
5		Edgar Dewdney PC (1835–1916)	1 November 1892	18 November 1897		John Herbert Turner (1895–1898)
6		Thomas Robert McInnes (1840–1904)	18 November 1897	21 June 1900		John Herbert Turner (1895–1898)
						Charles Augustus Semlin (1898–1900)
						Joseph Martin (1900)
						James Dunsmuir (1900–1902)
7		Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière KCMG , PC (1829–1908)	21 June 1900	11 May 1906
					Edward VII (1901–1910)
						Edward Gawler Prior (1902–1903)
						Richard McBride (1903–1915)
8		James Dunsmuir (1851–1920)	11 May 1906	3 December 1909
9		Thomas Wilson Paterson (1850–1921)	3 December 1909	5 December 1914
9		Thomas Wilson Paterson (1850–1921)	3 December 1909	5 December 1914	George V (1910–1936)
10		Sir Francis Stillman Barnard KCMG (1856–1934)	5 December 1914	9 December 1919
						William John Bowser (1915–1916)
						Harlan Carey Brewster (1916–1918)
						John Oliver (1918–1927)
11		Edward Gawler Prior PC (1853–1920)	9 December 1919	12 December 1920
–		James Alexander MacDonald (1858–1939) Administrator of the Government	12 December 1920	24 December 1920
12		Walter Cameron Nichol (1866–1928)	24 December 1920	21 January 1926
13		Robert Randolph Bruce (1861–1942)	21 January 1926	18 July 1931
						John Duncan MacLean (1927–1928)
						Simon Fraser Tolmie (1928–1933)
14		John William Fordham Johnson (1866–1938)	18 July 1931	1 May 1936		Simon Fraser Tolmie (1928–1933)
						Duff Pattullo (1933–1941)
					Edward VIII (1936)
15		Eric Hamber (1879–1960)	1 May 1936	29 August 1941	Edward VIII (1936)
15		Eric Hamber (1879–1960)	1 May 1936	29 August 1941	George VI (1936–1952)
16		William Culham Woodward (1885–1957)	29 August 1941	1 October 1946
16		William Culham Woodward (1885–1957)	29 August 1941	1 October 1946		John Hart (1941–1947)
17		Charles Arthur Banks CMG (1885–1961)	1 October 1946	1 October 1950		John Hart (1941–1947)
17		Charles Arthur Banks CMG (1885–1961)	1 October 1946	1 October 1950		Boss Johnson (1947–1952)
18		Clarence Wallace CBE (1893–1982)	1 October 1950	3 October 1955
					Elizabeth II (1952–2022)
						W. A. C. Bennett (1952–1972)
19		Frank Mackenzie Ross CMG , MC (1891–1971)	3 October 1955	12 October 1960
20		George Pearkes VC , CC , CB , DSO , MC , CD , PC (1888–1984)	12 October 1960	2 July 1968
21		John Robert Nicholson OBE , PC , QC (1901–1983)	2 July 1968	13 February 1973
21		John Robert Nicholson OBE , PC , QC (1901–1983)	2 July 1968	13 February 1973		Dave Barrett (1972–1975)
22		Walter Stewart Owen OC , QC (1904–1981)	13 February 1973	18 May 1978		Dave Barrett (1972–1975)
22		Walter Stewart Owen OC , QC (1904–1981)	13 February 1973	18 May 1978		Bill Bennett (1975–1986)
23		Henry Pybus Bell-Irving OC , DSO , OBE , OBC , ED , CD (1913–2002)	18 May 1978	15 July 1983
24		Robert Gordon Rogers (1919–2010)	15 July 1983	9 September 1988
24		Robert Gordon Rogers (1919–2010)	15 July 1983	9 September 1988		Bill Vander Zalm (1986–1991)
25		David Lam OC , CVO , OBC (1923–2010)	9 September 1988	21 April 1995		Bill Vander Zalm (1986–1991)
						Rita Johnston (1991)
						Mike Harcourt (1991–1996)
26		Garde Gardom OBC , QC (1924–2013)	21 April 1995	25 September 2001		Mike Harcourt (1991–1996)
						Glen Clark (1996–1999)
						Dan Miller (1999–2000)
						Ujjal Dosanjh (2000–2001)
						Gordon Campbell (2001–2011)
27		Iona Campagnolo OC , OBC , PC (1932–2024)	25 September 2001	30 September 2007
28		Steven Point OBC (born 1951)	30 September 2007	2 November 2012
28		Steven Point OBC (born 1951)	30 September 2007	2 November 2012		Christy Clark (2011–2017)
29		Judith Guichon OBC (born 1947)	2 November 2012	24 April 2018		Christy Clark (2011–2017)
29		Judith Guichon OBC (born 1947)	2 November 2012	24 April 2018		John Horgan (2017-2022)
30		Janet Austin ^[1] OBC (born 1956 or 1957)	24 April 2018	Incumbent		John Horgan (2017-2022)
30		Janet Austin ^[1] OBC (born 1956 or 1957)	24 April 2018	Incumbent	Charles III (since 2022)	David Eby (since 2022)

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References

↑ "Janet Austin appointed as B.C.'s new lieutenant governor". CBC News . March 20, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

External links

Office of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. "Lieutenant Governor > Former Lieutenant Governors". Queen's Printer for British Columbia. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009.

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[1] "Janet Austin appointed as B.C.'s new lieutenant governor". CBC News . March 20, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

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List of lieutenant governors of British Columbia

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Lieutenant governors of British Columbia, 1871–present

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