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| The Honourable David See-Chai Lam, OC, CVO, OBC 林思齊 |
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| In office 1988 – 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Gordon Rogers |
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David See-Chai Lam OC, CVO, OBC, (林思齊, pinyin: Lín Sīqí) (born September 2, 1923) was Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia from 1988 to 1995. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin The Royal Victorian Order (RVO is a Dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry in the Commonwealth realms Created by Queen Victoria The Order of British Columbia ( Post-nominal letters: OBC is the province of British Columbia 's highest honour for outstanding achievement The Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia is the vice-regal representative of the Queen of Canada in the province of British Columbia. Robert Gordon Rogers, OC, OBC (born August 19, 1919) was the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia from 1983 to 1988 Garde Basil Gardom, QC, OBC (born July 17, 1924) is a former Canadian politician lawyer and Lieutenant Governor of Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin The Royal Victorian Order (RVO is a Dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry in the Commonwealth realms Created by Queen Victoria The Order of British Columbia ( Post-nominal letters: OBC is the province of British Columbia 's highest honour for outstanding achievement Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Lieutenant Governor is a high officer of state whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995
He was Canada's second non-white Lieutenant-Governor (first was Lincoln Alexander of Ontario), and the first Asian-Canadian Canadian Lieutenant-Governor. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Lincoln MacCauley Alexander PC CC QC OOnt CD (born January 21, 1922) served as the 24th Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Notable Asian Canadians Ken Adachi, Toronto Star writer Mikey Bustos, singer Canadian Idol finalist of Filipino ancestry
He was born in Hong Kong, and his family immigrated to British Columbia following the Second World War. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Lam received a Christian upbringing before taking an Economics degree at Lingnan University in China and an MBA from Temple University in Philadelphia. Temple University is a state-related public research University in Philadelphia.
Lam became a prominent real estate businessman in Vancouver, and was a leading proponent of many ambitious development schemes. Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal He is also noted for being a leading philanthropist. Philanthropy is the act of donating money goods services time and/or effort to support a socially beneficial cause with a defined objective and with no financial or material In 1986, he helped found the Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival or Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival takes place every June at False Creek in Vancouver.
In 1988 Governor General Jeanne Sauvé, on the advice of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, appointed him Lieutenant-Governor. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé PC CC CMM CD (née Benoît ( April 26, 1922 – January 26, 1993 Martin Brian Mulroney PC CC GOQ (predominantly known as Brian Mulroney) (born March 20, 1939) was the eighteenth Three Premiers served under Lam: William Vander Zalm, Rita Johnston, and Michael Harcourt. Wilhelmus Nicholaas Theodore Marie "Bill" Vander Zalm (born May 29, 1934 in Noordwijkerhout, South Holland) is a politician and Rita Margaret Johnston (born Melville Saskatchewan April 22, 1935 née Leichert) was a Politician in British Columbia Michael Franklin Harcourt (born Edmonton, January 6, 1943) served as the 30th Premier of the province of British Columbia in
He formally ended the practice of wearing the Windsor uniform. The Windsor uniform is a type of dress worn by male members of the House of Windsor.
In 1988, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Officer in 1995. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 In 1995, he was awarded the Order of British Columbia. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Order of British Columbia ( Post-nominal letters: OBC is the province of British Columbia 's highest honour for outstanding achievement
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Order of precedence in British Columbia as of 2008 |
Succeeded by Garde Gardom |
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