James Bartleman
James Bartleman | |
|---|---|
Bartleman in 2014 | |
| 27th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario | |
| In office 7 March 2002 – 5 September 2007 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors General | Adrienne Clarkson Michaëlle Jean |
| Premier | Mike Harris Ernie Eves Dalton McGuinty |
| Preceded by | Hilary Weston |
| Succeeded by | David Onley |
| Canadian Ambassador to the European Union | |
| In office 26 July 2000 – 7 March 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Juneau |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Kinsman |
| Permanent Representative of Canada to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization | |
| In office 1990–1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney Jean Chrétien |
| Preceded by | Gordon Scott Smith |
| Succeeded by | John R. Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Karl Bartleman 24 December 1939 Orillia, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 14 August 2023 (aged 83) |
| Spouse |
Marie-Jeanne Rosillon
(m. 1975) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Western Ontario (BA, 1963) |
James Karl Bartleman OC OOnt (24 December 1939 – 14 August 2023) was a Canadian diplomat and author who served as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 2002 to 2007.
Bartleman was a son of Percy Scott Bartleman and Maureen Florence Bartleman (Simcoe). He grew up in the Muskoka town of Port Carling, and he was a member of the Chippewas of Mnjikaning First Nation. In 1963, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) in History from the University of Western Ontario, where he was initiated as a member of Phi Delta Theta.
From 2007 to 2012, Bartleman was the Chancellor of the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) in Toronto.