{{Short description|Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 2018 to 2025}} {{cleanup|reason=Style|date=October 2024}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | name = Janet Austin | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|OBC|size=100%}} | image = Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Janet-Austin.jpg | caption = Austin in 2014 | order = 30th | office = Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia | term_start = April 24, 2018 | term_end = January 30, 2025 | monarch = {{ubl | Elizabeth II | Charles III}} | governor_general = {{plainlist| * Julie Payette * Mary Simon }} | premier = {{plainlist| * John Horgan * David Eby }} | predecessor = Judith Guichon | successor = Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia | birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|61|2018|4|24}}<ref name="lessons learned">{{Cite news |title=Janet Austin takes lessons learned as head of YWCA to Government House and Lieutenant-Governor job |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/janet-austin-takes-lessons-learned-as-head-of-ywca-to-government-house-and-lieutenant-governor-job}}</ref> | birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada<ref>{{Cite news |title=YWCA Metro Vancouver CEO is B.C.'s new lieutenant-governor |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/politics/ywca-metro-vancouver-ceo-is-b-c-s-new-lieutenant-governor}}</ref> | spouse = Ashley Chester | profession = | alma_mater = University of Calgary<ref name=NTC /> }} [[File:Prakash Javadekar meeting the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, Ms. Janet Austin and explains the significant educational reforms currently underway in India, in Victoria, Canada.JPG|thumb|Austin meeting the Indian politician Prakash Javadekar in 2018]]
'''Janet Edna Merivale Austin''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|OBC}} (born {{Birth based on age as of date|61|2018|4|24|noage=1}})<ref name="lessons learned" /> was the 30th lieutenant governor of British Columbia, having served from 2018 to 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Honourable Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia |url=https://ltgov.bc.ca/his-her-honour/ |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=Government House |language=en-ca}}</ref> She was the viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III in the province of British Columbia.
Austin was appointed by Governor General Julie Payette, on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-03-20 |title=Janet Austin appointed as B.C.'s new lieutenant governor |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/janet-austin-governor-general-1.4583890 |access-date=2022-11-18 |work=CBC News}}</ref>
She is also a former nonprofit sector executive and public servant who spent 15 years as CEO of YWCA Metro Vancouver, as well serving on the boards of the Council for Early Child Development, the Women’s Health Research Institute and the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation.<ref name=NTC>{{cite web |url= https://www.naturetrust.bc.ca/our-team/janet_austin|title= Janet Austin OBC Honourary Patron & Lieutenant Governor of BC |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= Nature Trust Canada |publisher= |access-date= October 28, 2018 |quote=}}</ref>
==Honours== {{Expand section|date=October 2024}} <div style="text-align: center;"> 100px 100x100px 100x100px 100x100px 100x100px </div>
{| class="wikitable" |- style="background:silver;" align="center" !Ribbon !! Description !! Notes !! Refs. |- |100x100px |Order of British Columbia | |<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 24, 2018 |title=Janet Austin installed as B.C.'s newest lieutenant governor |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/janet-austin-installed-as-b-c-s-newest-lieutenant-governor-1.4633709 |work=CBC News |language=en-ca}}</ref> |- |100x100px |Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal |Canadian version |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ms. Janet Austin - Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal (2002) |url=https://gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/125-7134 |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=The Governor General of Canada |language=en}}</ref> |- |100x100px |Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |Canadian version |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Janet Austin - Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012) |url=https://gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/126-243501 |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=The Governor General of Canada |language=en}}</ref> |- |100x100px |King Charles III Coronation Medal |Canadian version |<ref>{{cite web |date=6 May 2024 |title=Governor General hosts inaugural presentation of King Charles III Coronation Medal |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/media/news/2024/king-charles-III-coronation-medal |work=Governor General of Canada}}</ref> |- | |Doctor of Laws, ''honoris causa'' |Royal Roads University |<ref>{{cite web |date=10 June 2025 |title=Leading with hope: Recognizing the Honourable Janet Austin |url=https://www.royalroads.ca/news/leading-hope-recognizing-honourable-janet-austin |work=Royal Roads University}}</ref> |} {{Infobox COA wide |image = Janet Austin Escutcheon.png |escutcheon = Azure on a chevron engrailed between three Latin crosses Or, three roses Gules barbed Vert seeded Or; |crest = Issuant from a wreath of dwarf poinciana flowers proper, a demi-lion Or charged on its shoulder with three gouttes de poix and holding in its dexter paw a Latin cross erablé Gules; |motto = MENS CONSCIA RECTI (A Mind Conscious Of Rectitude) <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=2395&ShowAll=1|title = The Public Register of Arms, Flags, and Badges of Canada|date = 12 November 2020}}</ref> }}
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==External links== * [https://ltgov.bc.ca Lieutenant Governor & Government House Website]
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