SPOTLIGHT: Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell is the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. As the representative of Her Majesty The Queen, Ms. Dowdeswell carries out constitutional and ceremonial duties and facilitates healthy citizen and community engagement.
Ms. Dowdeswell has served the public interest
at all orders of government and in the private sector. She contributed
globally as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive
Director of the United Nations Environment Programme. In Canada her
diverse portfolios ranged from education and culture to environment and
the management of complex public enquiries. She was the founding
president and CEO of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, and
later the president and CEO of the Council of Canadian Academies. She
has served on the boards of Canadian and international corporate and
non-profit organizations.