Iona Campagnolo

The Honourable Iona Campagnolo PC OC OBC
27th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
In office September 25, 2001 – September 30, 2007
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor General	Adrienne Clarkson Michaëlle Jean
Premier	Gordon Campbell
Preceded by	Garde Gardom
Succeeded by	Steven Point
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Skeena
In office July 8, 1974 – May 22, 1979
Preceded by	Frank Howard
Succeeded by	James Fulton
Personal details
Born	(1932-10-18) October 18, 1932 Galiano Island, BC
Nationality	Canadian
Spouse(s)	Louis Campagnolo
Profession	radio broadcaster, Politician

Iona Victoria Campagnolo, PC OC OBC (born October 18, 1932) is a Canadian politician, and was the first woman and 27th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Prior to becoming Lieutenant Governor she was a Canadian politician and cabinet member in the Liberal government of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

Career

Born Iona Victoria Hardy on Galiano Island, she got her start in politics in 1966 when she was elected an alderwoman in the city council of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. In 1974, she turned to federal politics, and ran as a Liberal Party candidate for the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of Skeena. She was elected, and in 1976, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau recommended her appointment to Cabinet, as Minister of Amateur Sports. She lost her seat to NDP challenger Jim Fulton in the 1979 election.

In 1982, she became president of the Liberal Party of Canada, a largely administrative position. During the 1984 convention which elected John Turner as Party leader, Campagnolo created a minor furor within the Liberal Party: she said that second-place leadership candidate Jean Chrétien was "second in the balloting, but first in our hearts".

When John Turner became Liberal leader in 1984, a television camera caught Turner patting Campagnolo's bottom. Although Campagnolo herself dismissed it (and patted Turner right back), the incident was used to paint Turner as being out of touch with contemporary women's issues.

Campagnolo ran in North Vancouver—Burnaby in the September 1984 election but was defeated in the Mulroney landslide that reduced Turner's Liberals to 40 seats. She did not run for re-election as party president at the next Liberal convention in 1986.

In 1973, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada and promoted to Officer in 2008. In 1998, she received the Order of British Columbia.

In 1992, she was elected as the founding chancellor of the University of Northern British Columbia and served in the position until 1998. She received an honorary degree from UNBC in 1999.

In 2001 she was appointed by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, on the advice of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, as British Columbia's first female Lieutenant Governor. At her swearing-in, Campagnolo concluded her remarks in Chinook, saying, "konoway tillicums klatawa kunamokst klaska mamook okoke huloima chee illahie" - meaning: "everyone was thrown together to make this strange new country (British Columbia)."

As the Queen's Vice-Regal Representative in British Columbia, she is styled The Honourable for life. However, as she was already a Member of The Queen's Privy Council for Canada before she became Lieutenant-Governor, she was already styled The Honourable.

In 2003 the Chief Herald of Canada granted armorial bearings to Campagnolo.

Honours and Awards

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of Canada (OC)	Officer 2008 Member 1973
	Order of St. John (D.stJ)	2001 Dame of Justice
	Order of British Columbia (OBC)	1998
	Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal	1977 Canadian Version of this Medal
	125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal	1992
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal	2002 Canadian Version of this Medal
	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal	2012 Canadian Version of this Medal

Honorary Degrees

Iona Campagnolo Has Received Many Honorary Degrees in recognition of Her Distinguished Career in Politics and Her Service as Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, these include:

Honorary Degrees

Country	Date	School	Degree
British Columbia	8 June 1995	Simon Fraser University	Doctor of Laws (LL.D)
Ontario	11 June 1997	Brock University	Doctor of Laws (LL.D)
British Columbia	28 May 1999	University of Northern British Columbia	Doctorate
British Columbia	June 2007	University of Victoria	Doctor of Laws (LL.D)
British Columbia	2009	University of British Columbia	Doctor of Laws (LL.D)
Ontario	2009	Trent University	Doctor of Laws (LL.D)
British Columbia	18 June 2010	Royal Roads University	Doctorate

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Arms

Arms of Iona Campagnolo

File:Iona Campagnolo Arms.svg

Notes The arms of Iona Campagnolo consist of: Crest Issuant from a circlet Vert edged Or set with a frieze of dogwood flowers, a trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) wings elevated Argent gorged with a scarf of the MacDonald tartan proper. Escutcheon Azure two pallets wavy, overall a double arched bridge Argent masoned Azure. Supporters Dexter a female Kermode bear sinister a male Kermode bear (Ursus americanus Kermodie) both proper and gorged with a collar of red cedar Vert pendent therefrom a hurt, that to the dexter charged with an orca as styled by Tsimshian artist Roy Henry Vickers, that to the sinister charged with an eagle as styled by Haida artist Bill Reid Or. Compartment A grassy mound set with Blue Camas (Camassia quamash), nodding onion (Allium cernuum) and Garry oaks (Quercus garryana) proper above barry wavy Argent and Azure. Motto With Change is Peace

External links

• Former Lieutenant Governor Biography
• Federal Political Biography from the Library of Parliament
• The Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada
• Audio interview re: role as Lt. Gov

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Frank Howard	Member of Parliament for Skeena 1974–1979	Succeeded by Jim Fulton
Party political offices
Preceded by Norman MacLeod	President of the Liberal Party of Canada 1982–1986	Succeeded by Michel Robert
Order of precedence
Preceded by Steven Point	Order of precedence in British Columbia as of 2013	Succeeded by Dave Barrett