 john harvard,  (born june 4, 1938 in glenboro, manitoba) is a journalist, politician and office holder in manitoba, canada. he served as a federal member of parliament from 1988 to 2004, and was appointed the 23rd lieutenant governor of manitoba just before canada's 2004 federal election. harvard was a broadcast journalist from 1957 to 1988. he worked for the canadian broadcasting corporation for eighteen years and was for many years the host of a popular call-in show in winnipeg called talk back, on cjob radio. coincidentally, his predecessor as lieutenant-governor, peter m. liba, worked as a journalist for cbc's competitor canwest. harvard was elected to the canadian house of commons in the 1988 election as a liberal, defeating incumbent progressive conservative george minaker by 18,695 votes to 16,993 in the middle-class suburban riding of winnipegâst. james (in the previous election, the liberal candidate had finished third). harvard sat as a backbench member of the parliamentary opposition from 1988 to 1993. the liberal party won the 1993 federal election, and harvard was easily re-elected in winnipegâst. james, defeating his nearest competitor, reformer peter blumenschein, by about 13,000 votes. he was not appointed to cabinet, but was named parliamentary secretary to the minister of public works and government services in 1996. harvard was again re-elected without difficulty in the federal election of 1997, running in the redistributed riding of charleswoodâassiniboia. he was named parliamentary se
1938_births Liberal_Party_of_Canada_MPs Lieutenant_Governors_of_Manitoba Living_people Members_of_the_House_of_Commons_of_Canada_from_Manitoba Members_of_the_Order_of_Manitoba Members_of_the_Queen\'s_Privy_Council_for_Canada Politicians_from_Winnipeg