Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
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Governor general of Canada on the advice of the prime minister | |
Term length | At the governor general's pleasure |
Formation | 31 March 1949 |
First holder | Sir Albert Walsh |
Website | www.govhouse.nl.ca |
The lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador (
Role and presence
The lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador is vested with
At these events, the lieutenant governor's presence is marked by the lieutenant governor's standard, consisting of a blue field bearing the escutcheon of the Arms of His Majesty in Right of Newfoundland and Labrador surmounted by a crown and surrounded by ten gold maple leaves, symbolizing the ten provinces of Canada. Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the lieutenant governor also follows only the sovereign in the province's order of precedence, preceding even other members of the Canadian Royal Family and the King's federal representative.[citation needed]
History
The lieutenant governor of Newfoundland came into being in 1949, upon Newfoundland's entry into
See also
- Monarchy in the Canadian provinces
- Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Lieutenant Governors of Canada
References
- Victoria (29 March 1867). "Constitution Act, 1867". V.58. Westminster: Queen's Printer. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
- ^ Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. "The Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador > Role and Duties". Queen's Printer for Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original on 21 July 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ^ Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. "Bio > John C. Crosbie, PC, OC, ONL, QC". Queen's Printer for Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. "Order of Newfoundland and Labrador > About the Award". Queen's Printer for Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ "Canada Wide > About Us > The Order of St. John > The Order of St. John in Canada". St. John Ambulance Canada. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
- ^ Berezovsky, Eugene (2009). Staff of Canadian Monarchist News (ed.). $1.52 per Canadian: The Cost of Canada's Constitutional Monarchy (PDF) (4 ed.). Toronto: Monarchist League of Canada. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- George VI (23 March 1949). "Newfoundland Act". 8.1. Ottawa: King's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 16 June 2009.)
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(help - ^ Government House. "Profiles of Governors". Memorial University. Archived from the original on 30 July 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ^ Kinsella, Stephanie (May 3, 2018). "Judy Foote celebrates a new day, a new beginning' at historic swearing-in". CBC News. Retrieved May 13, 2018.