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Iona Campagnolo

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The Honourable
Iona Campagnolo
PC OC OBC
Campagnolo in 2002
27th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
In office
September 25, 2001 – September 30, 2007
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors GeneralAdrienne Clarkson
Michaëlle Jean
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byGarde Gardom
Succeeded bySteven Point
Member of Parliament
for Skeena
In office
July 8, 1974 – May 22, 1979
Preceded byFrank Howard
Succeeded byJames Fulton
Personal details
Born
Iona Victoria Hardy

(1932-10-18)October 18, 1932
Galiano Island, British Columbia, Canada
DiedApril 4, 2024(2024-04-04) (aged 91)
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Louis Campagnolo
(m. 1952, div.)[1]
Children2 daughters
Professionradio broadcaster, politician

Iona Victoria Campagnolo PC OC OBC (née Hardy; October 18, 1932 – April 4, 2024)[2] was a Canadian politician who served as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 2001 to 2007; Campagnolo was the first woman to hold that office. Prior to becoming lieutenant governor, she was a Cabinet member in the Liberal government of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

Life and career

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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, running successfully as a Liberal Party candidate for the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Skeena. In 1976, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau appointed her to the Cabinet as Minister of Amateur Sport. Frank King, the Chairman of the Calgary Olympic Development Organization credited Campagnolo as the first person to share the vision of Calgary hosting the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, assisting the group in securing $200 million in federal funding for the organization's bid.[3] She lost her seat to NDP challenger Jim Fulton in the 1979 election.

In 1982, she became president of the Liberal Party, a largely administrative position. During the 1984 convention which elected John Turner as party leader, Campagnolo created a minor furor within the party when 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.[4]

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.[1] She did not run for re-election as party president at the next Liberal convention in 1986.

In 1973, Campagnolo was made a Member of the Order of Canada and promoted to Officer in 2008.[1] In 1998, she received the Order of British Columbia.

In 1992, Campagnolo 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.[5]

Campagnolo was the founding Chair of the non-profit Fraser Basin Council, serving from 1997 to 2001.

In 2001, on the advice of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, she was appointed by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson as British Columbia's first female Lieutenant Governor.[1] 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)."[6] As the Queen's viceroy in British Columbia, she was 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.[citation needed] She served in that position until September 30, 2007.[1]

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

Campagnolo died on April 4, 2024, at the age of 91.[2][7][8]

Personal life

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Campagnolo married Louis in 1952 with whom she had two children. The couple were later divorced.[1]

Honours and awards

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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

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Iona Campagnolo received many honorary degrees in recognition of her distinguished career in politics and her service as Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia; these included:

Province Date School Degree
 British Columbia June 8, 1995 Simon Fraser University Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[9][10]
 Ontario June 11, 1997 Brock University Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[11]
 British Columbia May 28, 1999 University of Northern British Columbia Doctorate[5]
 British Columbia June 2007 University of Victoria Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[12]
 British Columbia 2009 University of British Columbia Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[13]
 Ontario 2009 Trent University Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[14]
 British Columbia June 18, 2010 Royal Roads University Doctorate[15]

Arms

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Coat of arms of Iona Campagnolo
Notes
The arms of Iona Campagnolo consist of:[16]
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

Further reading

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  • MacLean, Barbara Hutmacher (1997). I can't do what? voices of pathfinding women. Ventura, Calif: Pathfinder Pub. ISBN 978-0-934793-62-9. OCLC 34943352.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds – Northern BC Archives".
  2. ^ a b "The Hon. Iona Campagnolo, P.C., M.P." Parlinfo. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  3. ^ King, Frank W. (1991). It's how you play the game : the inside story of the Calgary Olympics. Calgary: Script, the Writers' Group. p. 14. ISBN 0-9694287-5-8.
  4. ^ "Former prime minister John Turner dead at 91 – BNN Bloomberg". September 19, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Iona Campagnolo To Be Awarded Honorary Degree" (press release). University of Northern British Columbia. February 10, 1999.
  6. ^ Klassen, Nicholas (January 10, 2006). "Can We Still Speak Chinook?: A language 'thrown together to make a strange new country.'". The Tyee.
  7. ^ Mackie, John (April 6, 2024). "Charming and charismatic, former B.C. Lt.-Gov. Iona Campagnolo dies at 91". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  8. ^ Matassa-Fung, Darrian (April 5, 2024). "B.C.'s first female lieutenant-governor, Iona Campagnolo, dies". Global News. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  9. ^ "Honorary Degree Citations: The degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, conferred on Dr. Iona Campagnolo, Thursday, June 8, 1995" (PDF). Simon Fraser University. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  10. ^ "Past Honorary Degree Recipients". Simon Fraser University.
  11. ^ "Brock University Honorary Degree and Award Recipients". Brock University. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  12. ^ "Honorary degree recipients: in chronological order". University of Victoria. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  13. ^ "Graduation, Vancouver campus: 2009 honorary degree recipients: Dr. Iona Campagnola, O.C., O.B.C." The University of British Columbia. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  14. ^ "Trent University Honorary Graduates" (PDF). Trent University. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  15. ^ "Spring 2010 convocation: Former lieutenant-governor, renowed [sic] artist and popular philanthropist honoured with graduates". Royal Roads University. June 18, 2010. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. ^ Canadian Heraldic Authority, vol. IV, Ottawa, 2003{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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Party political offices
Preceded by President of the Liberal Party of Canada
1982–1986 		Succeeded by
Order of precedence
Preceded byas Chief Justice of British Columbia Order of precedence in British Columbia
as of 2018 		Succeeded byas 28th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
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