Elizabeth Dowdeswell
Elizabeth Dowdeswell | |
|---|---|
Dowdeswell in 2020 | |
| 29th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario | |
| In office September 23, 2014 – November 14, 2023 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Governors General | |
| 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 |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
Violet Elizabeth Dowdeswell OC OOnt (née Patton; born November 9, 1944) is a Canadian civil 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. A champion of civil society, environmental protection, inclusive growth and liberal democracy, she is also the longest-serving lieutenant governor in Ontario's history.