Janet Austin

Her Honour the Honourable
Janet Austin
OBC
Her Honour the Honourable Janet Austin OBC
	Austin in 2014
30th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; April 24, 2018
Monarchs	Elizabeth II; Charles III
Governors General	Julie Payette; Mary Simon;
Premier	John Horgan; David Eby;
Preceded by	Judith Guichon
Personal details
Born	1956 or 1957 (age 66–67); Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Spouse	Ashley Chester
Alma mater	University of Calgary

Janet Edna Merivale Austin

viceregal representative of King Charles III in the province of British Columbia. Prior to her appointment as Lieutenant Governor, she spent 15 years as CEO of YWCA Metro Vancouver.^[4]

Austin was appointed by Governor General Julie Payette, on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.^[5]

Honours

Order of British Columbia, 2016 (also Chancellor of the Order during her term as Lieutenant Governor, 2018–present)
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, 2002^[6]
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2012^[7]

Coat of arms of Janet Austin
	Crest Issuant from a wreath of dwarf poinciana flowers proper, a demi-lion Or charged on its shoulder with three gouttes de poix and holding in its dexter paw a Latin cross erablé Gules; Escutcheon Azure on a chevron engrailed between three Latin crosses Or, three roses Gules barbed Vert seeded Or; Motto MENS CONSCIA RECTI (A Mind Conscious Of Rectitude) ^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "Janet Austin takes lessons learned as head of YWCA to Government House and Lieutenant-Governor job".
^ "YWCA Metro Vancouver CEO is B.C.'s new lieutenant-governor".
^ The Honourable Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
^ "Janet Austin, CEO, YWCA Metro Vancouver". Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
^ "Janet Austin appointed as B.C.'s new lieutenant governor". CBC News. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^ The Golden Jubilee Medal
^ The Diamond Jubilee Medal
^ "The Public Register of Arms, Flags, and Badges of Canada". 12 November 2020.

External links

Lieutenant Governor & Government House Website

Order of precedence
Preceded by King of Canada	Order of precedence in British Columbia as of September 2022^[update]	Succeeded by David Eby, Premier of British Columbia

[lessons_learned-1] "Janet Austin takes lessons learned as head of YWCA to Government House and Lieutenant-Governor job".

[2] "YWCA Metro Vancouver CEO is B.C.'s new lieutenant-governor".

[3] The Honourable Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

[4] "Janet Austin, CEO, YWCA Metro Vancouver". Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.

[5] "Janet Austin appointed as B.C.'s new lieutenant governor". CBC News. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

[6] The Golden Jubilee Medal

[7] The Diamond Jubilee Medal

[8] "The Public Register of Arms, Flags, and Badges of Canada". 12 November 2020.

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