John Harvard (politician)
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The Honorable John Harvard PC OM |
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| 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba | |
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In office June 30, 2004 – August 4, 2009 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
Adrienne Clarkson Michaëlle Jean |
| Premier | Gary Doer |
| Preceded by | Peter Liba |
| Succeeded by | Philip S. Lee |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Winnipeg—St. James |
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In office November 21, 1988 – June 2, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | George Minaker |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished' |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Charleswood—Assiniboia |
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In office June 2, 1997 – May 6, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Riding created |
| Succeeded by | Steven Fletcher |
| Personal details | |
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June 4, 1938 Glenboro, Manitoba |
| Died | January 9, 2016 (aged 77) Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Spouse(s) |
Lenore Denise Berscheid (div.) Pat Bovey |
| Children | five |
| Profession | Broadcast journalist |
John Harvard, PC OM (June 4, 1938 – January 9, 2016) was a Canadian journalist, politician and office holder in Manitoba. 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 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 Winnipeg—St. 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 Winnipeg—St. 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.
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