List of lieutenant governors of Manitoba

Last updated August 13, 2024

The following is a list of the lieutenant governors of Manitoba. Though the present day office of the lieutenant governor in Manitoba came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1870, the post is a continuation from the first governorship of the Northwest Territories in 1869.

Lieutenant governors of Manitoba, 1870–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		Adams George Archibald PC (1814–1892)	20 May 1870	2 December 1872^{[n 1]}	Victoria (1837–1901)	Alfred Boyd (1870–1871)
						Marc-Amable Girard (1871–1872)
						Henry Joseph Clarke (1872–1874)
2		Alexander Morris PC (1826–1889)	2 December 1872	7 October 1877		Henry Joseph Clarke (1872–1874)
						Marc-Amable Girard (1874)
						Robert Atkinson Davis (1874–1878)
3		Joseph-Édouard Cauchon PC (1816–1885)	8 October 1877	28 September 1882		Robert Atkinson Davis (1874–1878)
3		Joseph-Édouard Cauchon PC (1816–1885)	8 October 1877	28 September 1882		John Norquay (1878–1887)
4		James Cox Aikins PC (1823–1904)	29 September 1882	30 June 1888		John Norquay (1878–1887)
						David Howard Harrison (1887–1888)
						Thomas Greenway (1888–1900)
5		John Christian Schultz (1840–1896)	1 July 1888	1 September 1895
6		James Colebrooke Patterson PC (1839–1929)	2 September 1895	9 October 1900
6		James Colebrooke Patterson PC (1839–1929)	2 September 1895	9 October 1900		Hugh John Macdonald (1900)
7		Sir Daniel Hunter McMillan KCMG (1846–1933)	10 October 1900	1 August 1911		Hugh John Macdonald (1900)
						Sir Rodmond Roblin (1900–1915)
					Edward VII (1901–1910)
					George V (1910–1936)
8		Sir Douglas Cameron KCMG (1854–1921)	1 August 1911	3 August 1916
8		Sir Douglas Cameron KCMG (1854–1921)	1 August 1911	3 August 1916		Tobias Norris (1915–1922)
9		Sir James Albert Manning Aikins (1851–1929)	3 August 1916	9 October 1926		Tobias Norris (1915–1922)
9		Sir James Albert Manning Aikins (1851–1929)	3 August 1916	9 October 1926		John Bracken (1922–1943)
10		Theodore Arthur Burrows (1857–1929)	9 October 1926	18 January 1929
–		William Egerton Perdue (1850–1933) Administrator of the Government	18 January 1929	25 January 1929
11		James Duncan McGregor (1860–1935)	25 January 1929	1 December 1934
12		William Johnston Tupper (1862–1947)	1 December 1934	1 November 1940
					Edward VIII (1936)
					George VI (1936–1952)
13		Roland Fairbairn McWilliams (1874–1957)	1 November 1940	1 August 1953
						Stuart Garson (1943–1948)
						Douglas Lloyd Campbell (1948–1958)
					Elizabeth II (1952–2022)
14		John Stewart McDiarmid (1882–1965)	1 August 1953	15 January 1960
14		John Stewart McDiarmid (1882–1965)	1 August 1953	15 January 1960		Dufferin Roblin (1958–1967)
15		Errick Willis (1896–1967)	15 January 1960	1 November 1965
16		Richard Spink Bowles (1912–1988)	1 November 1965	2 September 1970
						Walter Weir (1967–1969)
						Edward Schreyer (1969–1977)
17		William John McKeag (1928–2007)	2 September 1970	15 March 1976
18		Francis Lawrence Jobin (1914–1995)	15 March 1976	23 October 1981
18		Francis Lawrence Jobin (1914–1995)	15 March 1976	23 October 1981		Sterling Lyon (1977–1981)
19		Pearl McGonigal (born 1929)	23 October 1981	11 December 1986		Sterling Lyon (1977–1981)
19		Pearl McGonigal (born 1929)	23 October 1981	11 December 1986		Howard Pawley (1981–1988)
20		George Johnson (1920–1995)	11 December 1986	5 March 1993		Howard Pawley (1981–1988)
20		George Johnson (1920–1995)	11 December 1986	5 March 1993		Gary Filmon (1988–1999)
21		Yvon Dumont (born 1951)	5 March 1993	2 March 1999
22		Peter Liba CM , OM (1940–2007)	2 March 1999	30 June 2004
22		Peter Liba CM , OM (1940–2007)	2 March 1999	30 June 2004		Gary Doer (1999–2009)
23		John Harvard OM , PC (1938–2016)	30 June 2004	4 August 2009
24		Philip S. Lee CM , OM (born 1944)	4 August 2009	19 June 2015
24		Philip S. Lee CM , OM (born 1944)	4 August 2009	19 June 2015		Greg Selinger (2009–2016)
25		Janice Filmon CM , OM (born 1943)	19 June 2015	24 October 2022		Greg Selinger (2009–2016)
						Brian Pallister (2016–2021)
						Kelvin Goertzen (2021)
						Heather Stefanson (2021–2023)
					Charles III (since 2022)
26		Anita Neville PC , OM (born 1942)	24 October 2022	Incumbent
26		Anita Neville PC , OM (born 1942)	24 October 2022	Incumbent		Wab Kinew (since 2023)

Notes

↑ Francis Godschall Johnson was appointed as lieutenant governor on 9 April 1872, but his commission was revoked before he was sworn in. He was usually included in 19th-century lists of Manitoba's lieutenant governors, but was dropped from the lists in the early 20th century.

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External links

Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. "History > Past Lieutenant Governors". Queen's Printer for Manitoba. Archived from the original on December 24, 2004. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

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[Johnson-1] Francis Godschall Johnson was appointed as lieutenant governor on 9 April 1872, but his commission was revoked before he was sworn in. He was usually included in 19th-century lists of Manitoba's lieutenant governors, but was dropped from the lists in the early 20th century.

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