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elizabeth dowdeswell

elizabeth violet dowdeswell -lrb- née patton , born november 9 , 1944 -rrb- is a teacher , public servant , former under-secretary-general of the united nations , and current lieutenant governor of ontario , the 29th since canadian confederation .
she is the viceregal representative of queen elizabeth ii of canada in the province of ontario .
dowdeswell was born in northern ireland , immigrating to rural saskatchewan with her parents in 1947 .
she attended the university of saskatchewan and utah state university before becoming a teacher and university lecturer .
after working as a deputy minister for the government of saskatchewan , she held increasingly senior positions in the canadian public service , most notably as head of the meteorological service of canada .
in 1992 , dowdeswell was unanimously elected to lead the united nations environment programme in nairobi , kenya , serving there until 1998 .
from 1998 to 2010 , she was an adjunct professor at the mclaughlin-rotman centre for global health at the university of toronto , while also serving as founding president and ceo of the nuclear waste management organization -lrb- canada -rrb- .
from 2010 until her appointment , she was the president and ceo of the council of canadian academies .
her appointment as lieutenant governor was made by governor general of canada david lloyd johnston on the constitutional advice of prime minister of canada stephen harper on june 26 , 2014 .
she was sworn into office during a ceremony at the ontario legislative building on september 23 , 2014 .
as lieutenant governor , dowdeswell is entitled to be styled her honour while in office and the honourable for life .
