# List of lieutenant governors of British Columbia

The following is a list of the lieutenant governors of British Columbia. Though the present day office of the lieutenant governor in British Columbia came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1871, the post is a continuation from the first governorship of Vancouver Island in 1849, although without the same executive powers as governors had. There were also colonial lieutenant-governors whose job was that of deputy to the governor.

## Lieutenant governors of British Columbia, 1871–present

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Monarch Reign | Premier Term of office |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Monarch Reign | Premier Term of office |
| 1 | | Sir Joseph Trutch KCMG (1826–1904) | 5 July 1871 | 27 June 1876 | Victoria (1837–1901) | John Foster McCreight (1871–1872) |
| 1 | | Sir Joseph Trutch KCMG (1826–1904) | 5 July 1871 | 27 June 1876 | Victoria (1837–1901) | Amor De Cosmos (1872–1874) |
| 1 | | Sir Joseph Trutch KCMG (1826–1904) | 5 July 1871 | 27 June 1876 | Victoria (1837–1901) | George Anthony Walkem (1874–1876) |
| 1 | | Sir Joseph Trutch KCMG (1826–1904) | 5 July 1871 | 27 June 1876 | Victoria (1837–1901) | Andrew Charles Elliott (1876–1878) |
| 2 | | Albert Norton Richards QC (1821–1897) | 27 June 1876 | 21 June 1881 | Victoria (1837–1901) | Andrew Charles Elliott (1876–1878) |
| 2 | | Albert Norton Richards QC (1821–1897) | 27 June 1876 | 21 June 1881 | Victoria (1837–1901) | George Anthony Walkem (1878–1882) |
| 3 | | Clement Francis Cornwall JP (1836–1910) | 21 June 1881 | 8 February 1887 | Victoria (1837–1901) | George Anthony Walkem (1878–1882) |
| 3 | | Clement Francis Cornwall JP (1836–1910) | 21 June 1881 | 8 February 1887 | Victoria (1837–1901) | Robert Beaven (1882–1883) |
| 3 | | Clement Francis Cornwall JP (1836–1910) | 21 June 1881 | 8 February 1887 | Victoria (1837–1901) | William Smithe (1883–1887) |
| 4 | | Hugh Nelson (1830–1893) | 8 February 1887 | 1 November 1892 | Victoria (1837–1901) | William Smithe (1883–1887) |
| 4 | | Hugh Nelson (1830–1893) | 8 February 1887 | 1 November 1892 | Victoria (1837–1901) | Alexander Edmund Batson Davie (1887–1889) |
| 4 | | Hugh Nelson (1830–1893) | 8 February 1887 | 1 November 1892 | Victoria (1837–1901) | John Robson (1889–1892) |
| 4 | | Hugh Nelson (1830–1893) | 8 February 1887 | 1 November 1892 | Victoria (1837–1901) | Theodore Davie (1892–1895) |
| 5 | | Edgar Dewdney PC (1835–1916) | 1 November 1892 | 18 November 1897 | Victoria (1837–1901) | Theodore Davie (1892–1895) |
| 5 | | Edgar Dewdney PC (1835–1916) | 1 November 1892 | 18 November 1897 | Victoria (1837–1901) | John Herbert Turner (1895–1898) |
| 6 | | Thomas Robert McInnes (1840–1904) | 18 November 1897 | 21 June 1900 | Victoria (1837–1901) | John Herbert Turner (1895–1898) |
| 6 | | Thomas Robert McInnes (1840–1904) | 18 November 1897 | 21 June 1900 | Victoria (1837–1901) | Charles Augustus Semlin (1898–1900) |
| 6 | | Thomas Robert McInnes (1840–1904) | 18 November 1897 | 21 June 1900 | Victoria (1837–1901) | Joseph Martin (1900) |
| 6 | | Thomas Robert McInnes (1840–1904) | 18 November 1897 | 21 June 1900 | Victoria (1837–1901) | James Dunsmuir (1900–1902) |
| 7 | | Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière KCMG, PC (1829–1908) | 21 June 1900 | 11 May 1906 | Victoria (1837–1901) | James Dunsmuir (1900–1902) |
| 7 | | Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière KCMG, PC (1829–1908) | 21 June 1900 | 11 May 1906 | Edward VII (1901–1910) | James Dunsmuir (1900–1902) |
| 7 | | Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière KCMG, PC (1829–1908) | 21 June 1900 | 11 May 1906 | Edward VII (1901–1910) | Edward Gawler Prior (1902–1903) |
| 7 | | Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière KCMG, PC (1829–1908) | 21 June 1900 | 11 May 1906 | Edward VII (1901–1910) | Richard McBride (1903–1915) |
| 8 | | James Dunsmuir (1851–1920) | 11 May 1906 | 3 December 1909 | Edward VII (1901–1910) | Richard McBride (1903–1915) |
| 9 | | Thomas Wilson Paterson (1850–1921) | 3 December 1909 | 5 December 1914 | Edward VII (1901–1910) | Richard McBride (1903–1915) |
| 9 | | Thomas Wilson Paterson (1850–1921) | 3 December 1909 | 5 December 1914 | George V (1910–1936) | Richard McBride (1903–1915) |
| 10 | | Sir Francis Stillman Barnard KCMG (1856–1934) | 5 December 1914 | 9 December 1919 | George V (1910–1936) | Richard McBride (1903–1915) |
| 10 | | Sir Francis Stillman Barnard KCMG (1856–1934) | 5 December 1914 | 9 December 1919 | George V (1910–1936) | William John Bowser (1915–1916) |
| 10 | | Sir Francis Stillman Barnard KCMG (1856–1934) | 5 December 1914 | 9 December 1919 | George V (1910–1936) | Harlan Carey Brewster (1916–1918) |
| 10 | | Sir Francis Stillman Barnard KCMG (1856–1934) | 5 December 1914 | 9 December 1919 | George V (1910–1936) | John Oliver (1918–1927) |
| 11 | | Edward Gawler Prior PC (1853–1920) | 9 December 1919 | 12 December 1920 | George V (1910–1936) | John Oliver (1918–1927) |
| – | | James Alexander MacDonald (1858–1939) Administrator of the Government | 12 December 1920 | 24 December 1920 | George V (1910–1936) | John Oliver (1918–1927) |
| 12 | | Walter Cameron Nichol (1866–1928) | 24 December 1920 | 21 January 1926 | George V (1910–1936) | John Oliver (1918–1927) |
| 13 | | Robert Randolph Bruce (1861–1942) | 21 January 1926 | 18 July 1931 | George V (1910–1936) | John Oliver (1918–1927) |
| 13 | | Robert Randolph Bruce (1861–1942) | 21 January 1926 | 18 July 1931 | George V (1910–1936) | John Duncan MacLean (1927–1928) |
| 13 | | Robert Randolph Bruce (1861–1942) | 21 January 1926 | 18 July 1931 | George V (1910–1936) | Simon Fraser Tolmie (1928–1933) |
| 14 | | John William Fordham Johnson (1866–1938) | 18 July 1931 | 1 May 1936 | George V (1910–1936) | Simon Fraser Tolmie (1928–1933) |
| 14 | | John William Fordham Johnson (1866–1938) | 18 July 1931 | 1 May 1936 | George V (1910–1936) | Duff Pattullo (1933–1941) |
| 14 | | John William Fordham Johnson (1866–1938) | 18 July 1931 | 1 May 1936 | Edward VIII (1936) | Duff Pattullo (1933–1941) |
| 15 | | Eric Hamber (1879–1960) | 1 May 1936 | 29 August 1941 | Edward VIII (1936) | Duff Pattullo (1933–1941) |
| 15 | | Eric Hamber (1879–1960) | 1 May 1936 | 29 August 1941 | George VI (1936–1952) | Duff Pattullo (1933–1941) |
| 16 | | William Culham Woodward (1885–1957) | 29 August 1941 | 1 October 1946 | George VI (1936–1952) | Duff Pattullo (1933–1941) |
| 16 | | William Culham Woodward (1885–1957) | 29 August 1941 | 1 October 1946 | George VI (1936–1952) | John Hart (1941–1947) |
| 17 | | Charles Arthur Banks CMG (1885–1961) | 1 October 1946 | 1 October 1950 | George VI (1936–1952) | John Hart (1941–1947) |
| 17 | | Charles Arthur Banks CMG (1885–1961) | 1 October 1946 | 1 October 1950 | George VI (1936–1952) | Boss Johnson (1947–1952) |
| 18 | | Clarence Wallace CBE (1893–1982) | 1 October 1950 | 3 October 1955 | George VI (1936–1952) | Boss Johnson (1947–1952) |
| 18 | | Clarence Wallace CBE (1893–1982) | 1 October 1950 | 3 October 1955 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Boss Johnson (1947–1952) |
| 18 | | Clarence Wallace CBE (1893–1982) | 1 October 1950 | 3 October 1955 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | W. A. C. Bennett (1952–1972) |
| 19 | | Frank Mackenzie Ross CMG, MC (1891–1971) | 3 October 1955 | 12 October 1960 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | W. A. C. Bennett (1952–1972) |
| 20 | | George Pearkes VC, CC, CB, DSO, MC, CD, PC (1888–1984) | 12 October 1960 | 2 July 1968 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | W. A. C. Bennett (1952–1972) |
| 21 | | John Robert Nicholson OBE, PC, QC (1901–1983) | 2 July 1968 | 13 February 1973 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | W. A. C. Bennett (1952–1972) |
| 21 | | John Robert Nicholson OBE, PC, QC (1901–1983) | 2 July 1968 | 13 February 1973 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Dave Barrett (1972–1975) |
| 22 | | Walter Stewart Owen OC, QC (1904–1981) | 13 February 1973 | 18 May 1978 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Dave Barrett (1972–1975) |
| 22 | | Walter Stewart Owen OC, QC (1904–1981) | 13 February 1973 | 18 May 1978 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Bill Bennett (1975–1986) |
| 23 | | Henry Pybus Bell-Irving OC, DSO, OBE, OBC, ED, CD (1913–2002) | 18 May 1978 | 15 July 1983 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Bill Bennett (1975–1986) |
| 24 | | Robert Gordon Rogers (1919–2010) | 15 July 1983 | 9 September 1988 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Bill Bennett (1975–1986) |
| 24 | | Robert Gordon Rogers (1919–2010) | 15 July 1983 | 9 September 1988 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Bill Vander Zalm (1986–1991) |
| 25 | | David Lam OC, CVO, OBC (1923–2010) | 9 September 1988 | 21 April 1995 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Bill Vander Zalm (1986–1991) |
| 25 | | David Lam OC, CVO, OBC (1923–2010) | 9 September 1988 | 21 April 1995 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Rita Johnston (1991) |
| 25 | | David Lam OC, CVO, OBC (1923–2010) | 9 September 1988 | 21 April 1995 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Mike Harcourt (1991–1996) |
| 26 | | Garde Gardom OBC, QC (1924–2013) | 21 April 1995 | 25 September 2001 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Mike Harcourt (1991–1996) |
| 26 | | Garde Gardom OBC, QC (1924–2013) | 21 April 1995 | 25 September 2001 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Glen Clark (1996–1999) |
| 26 | | Garde Gardom OBC, QC (1924–2013) | 21 April 1995 | 25 September 2001 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Dan Miller (1999–2000) |
| 26 | | Garde Gardom OBC, QC (1924–2013) | 21 April 1995 | 25 September 2001 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Ujjal Dosanjh (2000–2001) |
| 26 | | Garde Gardom OBC, QC (1924–2013) | 21 April 1995 | 25 September 2001 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Gordon Campbell (2001–2011) |
| 27 | | Iona Campagnolo OC, OBC, PC (1932–2024) | 25 September 2001 | 30 September 2007 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Gordon Campbell (2001–2011) |
| 28 | | Steven Point OBC (born 1951) | 30 September 2007 | 2 November 2012 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Gordon Campbell (2001–2011) |
| 28 | | Steven Point OBC (born 1951) | 30 September 2007 | 2 November 2012 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Christy Clark (2011–2017) |
| 29 | | Judith Guichon OBC (born 1947) | 2 November 2012 | 24 April 2018 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Christy Clark (2011–2017) |
| 29 | | Judith Guichon OBC (born 1947) | 2 November 2012 | 24 April 2018 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | John Horgan (2017–2022) |
| 30 | | Janet Austin OBC (born 1956 or 1957) | 24 April 2018 | 30 January 2025 | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | John Horgan (2017–2022) |
| 30 | | Janet Austin OBC (born 1956 or 1957) | 24 April 2018 | 30 January 2025 | Charles III (since 2022) | David Eby (since 2022) |
| 31 | | Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia CM, OBC (born 19–) | 30 January 2025 | Incumbent | Charles III (since 2022) | David Eby (since 2022) |