Elizabeth Dowdeswell
Violet Elizabeth Dowdeswell OC OOnt (née Patton; born November 9, 1944) is a Canadian public servant who served as the 29th lieutenant governor of Ontario from 2014 to 2023. As lieutenant governor, Dowdeswell was the viceregal representative of the Crown in Right of Ontario and the first in over seven decades to serve under two different Canadian sovereigns. A champion of democracy and civil society, she is also the longest-serving lieutenant governor in Ontario's history.
The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell OC OOnt | |
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Dowdeswell in 2020 | |
| 29th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario | |
| In office September 23, 2014 – November 14, 2023 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
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| Premier | |
| Preceded by | David Onley |
| Succeeded by | Edith Dumont |
| 3rd Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme | |
| In office 1992–1998 | |
| Secretary-General | Boutros Boutros-Ghali Kofi Annan |
| Preceded by | Mostafa Kamal Tolba |
| Succeeded by | Klaus Töpfer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Violet Elizabeth Patton November 9, 1944 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | Canadian |
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| Occupation | Public servant |
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