Chinese community leader sworn in as Manitoba’s new lieutenant-governor
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This article was published 04/08/2009 (6088 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
WINNIPEG — The sound of military cannons from the Legislative Grounds this afternoon signaled the swearing in of Manitoba’s new Lieutenant-Governor, Philip Lee.
Lee replaces John Harvard as the Queen’s representative in Manitoba.
Following his swearing in, Lee told invited guests and spectators he was honoured and blessed to be chosen for the position, which he will hold for no less than five years.
Lee, the province’s first Chinese-Canadian to be chosen lieutenant-govenor, said he wants to work to bring Manitobans closer together and enhance the province’s quality of life.
He said he also wants to focus his efforts on vision impairment and making services more available to those who’ve lost full use of their sight.
Lee was born in Hong Kong in 1944 and moved to Winnipeg in 1962 to study chemistry at the University of Manitoba.
He has a bachelor’s degree in science and a diploma in public administration from the University of Manitoba, and worked as a chemist for the City of Winnipeg from 1967 to 2005. When he retired, he was the branch head chemist in charge of Winnipeg’s industrial waste control program.
Lee has also been a respected leader in Winnipeg’s Chinese community, helping with the Chinese pavilion for Folklorama and developing Chinatown.
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Updated on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 3:16 PM CDT: Updated after swearing-in to include statements by Lieutenant-Governor.