Iona Campagnolo
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The Honourable Iona Campagnolo PC OC OBC |
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| 27th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia | |
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In office September 25, 2001 – September 30, 2007 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
Adrienne Clarkson Michaëlle Jean |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Garde Gardom |
| Succeeded by | Steven Point |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Skeena |
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In office July 8, 1974 – May 22, 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Howard |
| Succeeded by | James Fulton |
| Personal details | |
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October 18, 1932 Galiano Island, BC |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Spouse(s) | Louis Campagnolo |
| Profession | radio broadcaster, Politician |
Iona Victoria Campagnolo, PC OC OBC (born October 18, 1932) is a Canadian politician, and was the 27th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia and the first woman to hold the office. Prior to becoming Lieutenant Governor she was a Cabinet member in the Liberal government of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
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 Canadian House of Commons in the riding of Skeena. In 1976, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau recommended her appointment to the Cabinet as Minister of Amateur Sports. 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".
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