Steven Point
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The Honourable Steven Lewis Point OBC |
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| 28th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia | |
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In office October 1, 2007 – November 2, 2012 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
Michaëlle Jean David Johnston |
| Premier |
Gordon Campbell Christy Clark |
| Preceded by | Iona Campagnolo |
| Succeeded by | Judith Guichon |
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| Born |
July 28, 1951 Chilliwack, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Spouse(s) | Gwendolyn Point |
| Profession | Judge |
Steven Lewis Point, OBC (Xwĕ lī qwĕl tĕl) (born July 28, 1951) is a Provincial Court of British Columbia judge and former Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia whose term of office ended on November 1, 2012. He also served as the chair of the advisory committee on the safety and security of vulnerable women, a committee that provides community-based guidance to the implementation of the recommendations from the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry.
From 1975 to 1999, Steven Point served as Chief of the Skowkale First Nation. From 1994 to 1999 he served as Tribal Chair of the Stó:lō Nation.
Steven Point attended the University of British Columbia, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree in May, 1985, and was later a faculty member.
From 1986 to 1989 he practiced criminal law and native law as a partner in the law firm of Point and Shirley. He worked for Citizenship and Immigration Canada as an immigration adjudicator for several years, starting in about 1989, at its refugee backlog office in Vancouver. In 1999, he became a British Columbia Provincial Court judge. On February 28, 2005, he became Chief Commissioner of the British Columbia Treaty Commission.
His appointment as Lieutenant-Governor was announced on September 4, 2007 by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He assumed his duties in a ceremony at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia on October 1, 2007. As The Queen's vice-regal representative in British Columbia, he was styled His Honour while in office and retains the style of The Honourable for life.
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