Elizabeth Dowdeswell

The Honourable
Elizabeth Dowdeswell
OC OOnt
The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell OC OOnt
	Dowdeswell in 2020
29th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
	In office; September 23, 2014 – November 14, 2023
Monarchs	Elizabeth II; Charles III;
Governors General	David Johnston; Julie Payette; Mary Simon;
Premier	Kathleen Wynne; Doug Ford;
Preceded by	David Onley
Succeeded by	Edith Dumont
3rd Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme
	In office; 1992–1998
Secretary-General	Boutros Boutros-Ghali; Kofi Annan
Preceded by	Mostafa Kamal Tolba
Succeeded by	Klaus Töpfer
Personal details
Born	Violet Elizabeth Patton; November 9, 1944; Belfast, Northern Ireland
Alma mater	University of Saskatchewan (BSc, TC); Utah State University (MSc);
Occupation	Civil servant

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Violet Elizabeth Dowdeswell (née Patton; born November 9, 1944) is a Canadian civil servant who served as the 29th lieutenant governor of Ontario from 2014 to 2023. As lieutenant governor, Dowdeswell was the viceregal representative of the Crown in Right of Ontario. A champion of civil society, environmental protection, inclusive growth and liberal democracy, she is also the longest-serving lieutenant governor in Ontario's history.