| His Honour the Honourable Norman Kwong CM AOE LLD |
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| Governor General | Adrienne Clarkson Michaëlle Jean |
| Premier | Ralph Klein Ed Stelmach |
| Preceded by | Lois Hole |
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| Born | 1929 Calgary |
| Spouse | Mary Kwong |
| Profession | Professional athlete (Canadian football) businessman |
The Honourable Norman L. The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable (abbreviated to " The Hon 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 Alberta Order of Excellence is the highest award given in the Canadian province of Alberta. Doctor of Laws ( Latin: Legum Doctor, LLD) is a Doctorate -level Academic degree in Law. The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta is the vice-regal representative of the Queen of Canada in the province of Alberta. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adrienne Louise Clarkson PC CC CMM COM CD (born February 10 1939 is an accomplished Canadian journalist and stateswoman Michaëlle Jean, CC CMM COM CD ʒɑ̃ (born September 6, 1957, in Port-au-Prince, Ralph Phillip Klein (born November 1, 1942) was the premier of the Canadian province of Alberta and leader of the Alberta Edward Michael Stelmach (ˈstɛlmæk (born May 11 1951 is the current Premier of Alberta, Canada having served in this capacity since December 14 2006 Lois E Hole, CM, AOE (b 1933 Buchanan, Saskatchewan &ndash d January 6 2005, Edmonton Alberta) was a Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Professional sports, as opposed to amateur Sports are those in which athletes receive payment for their performance In accordance with the Manual of Style (see) Canadian English is used throughout this article (see Canadian_English#Spelling) A businessperson (also businessman or businesswoman) is someone who is employed at usually a profit-oriented enterprise, or more specifically someone Kwong is Alberta's 16th Lieutenant Governor. He was sworn into the office on January 20th, 2005.
Norman Lim Kwong CM AOE (born Lim Kwong Yew, also known as Normie Kwong) (林佐民, pinyin: Lín Zuǒmín), born in Calgary, Alberta, 1929, is a former professional football player in the Canadian Football League and the current Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. 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 Alberta Order of Excellence is the highest award given in the Canadian province of Alberta. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta is the vice-regal representative of the Queen of Canada in the province of Alberta. His parents immigrated from Taishan, Guangdong province in China. Taishan (Chinese 台[[wiktionary 山|山]] Mandarin: Táishān Cantonese: Toisan; Taishanese: Hoisan, Other Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National As the Vice-Regal Representative in Alberta, he is styled "His Honour" while in office and has the right to the style "The Honourable" for life. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable (abbreviated to " The Hon
Sports career
After playing football at Western Canada High School, he went on to play for the CFL's Calgary Stampeders from 1948 to 1950, and, after a trade, the Edmonton Eskimos from 1951 until his retirement in 1960. In accordance with the Manual of Style (see) Canadian English is used throughout this article (see Canadian_English#Spelling) Western Canada High School (WCHS is a public senior High school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta. Canadian Football News in 1948 The WIFU increased their games from 8 to 12 games per team Canadian Football News in 1950 The Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats merged to form the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton Alberta. Canadian Football News in 1951 The BC Lions was formed in January at the Arctic Club in Vancouver, however the franchise would begin play at the start of the The 1960 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 7th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 3rd Canadian Football League Nicknamed the "China Clipper", Kwong was the first Chinese Canadian to play in the CFL. Chinese Canadians are Canadians of Chinese descent and constitute the second-largest Visible minority group in Canada standing at 1346510 which An extremely powerful fullback, in 11 years of recorded statistics Kwong rushed for 9022 yards for an average of 5. In American football, a fullback ( FB) is a position in the offensive backfield 2 yards per carry and scored 93 touchdowns. He won the Grey Cup four times during his CFL career (1948, 1954, 1955, and 1956). The Grey Cup (in Coupe Grey is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team Canadian Football News in 1948 The WIFU increased their games from 8 to 12 games per team The 1954 season of Canadian football is widely considered to be the first season of the Modern era of Canadian football although the Canadian Football Canadian Football News in 1955 The IRFU allowed the third place team to qualify for a playoff berth Canadian Football News in 1956 On Sunday January 22nd the Canadian Football Council was formed in Winnipeg and the national negotiation list was introduced Kwong was a Western Conference all-star running back and three-time winner of the Eddie James Memorial Trophy, in 1951, 1955 and 1956. The West Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. The Eddie James Memorial Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy awarded to the leading rusher in the West Division. Canadian Football News in 1951 The BC Lions was formed in January at the Arctic Club in Vancouver, however the franchise would begin play at the start of the Canadian Football News in 1955 The IRFU allowed the third place team to qualify for a playoff berth Canadian Football News in 1956 On Sunday January 22nd the Canadian Football Council was formed in Winnipeg and the national negotiation list was introduced He was named the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian in 1955 and 1956. The Most Outstanding Canadian Award is annually rewarded to the best Canadian player in the Canadian Football League. Canadian Football News in 1955 The IRFU allowed the third place team to qualify for a playoff berth Canadian Football News in 1956 On Sunday January 22nd the Canadian Football Council was formed in Winnipeg and the national negotiation list was introduced He was named Canadian Athlete of the Year in 1955. Canadian Football News in 1955 The IRFU allowed the third place team to qualify for a playoff berth He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1969, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975, the Edmonton Eskimos' Wall of Honour in 1983 (where his jersey No. See also List of attractions in Hamilton Ontario The Canadian Football Hall of Fame is a Not-for-profit corporation located Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is a Hall of fame located in Toronto and established in 1955 to "preserve the record of Canadian sports achievements The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton Alberta. The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton Alberta. 95 was retired), and the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1987. In November, 2006, he was one of very few of his contemporaries to be voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN. The TSN Top 50 CFL Players was a list of the greatest fifty Canadian Football League players as selected by a panel of sixty former CFL players then-current and former coaches The Sports Network (commonly known as TSN) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel and is Canada's leading
He was president and general manager of the Calgary Stampeders from 1988 to 1991, leading the team to a loss in the Grey Cup final in 1991. The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Grey Cup (in Coupe Grey is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team Between 1980 and 1994, Kwong was a part owner of the Calgary Flames, having been one of the original group of six Calgary businessmen who bought and moved the NHL’s Atlanta Flames hockey team to Calgary in 1980. The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The other original investors are Harley Hotchkiss, Ralph T. Scurfield, Daryl Seaman, Byron Seaman and Norman Green. Harley Norman Hotchkiss OC, AOE, BSc, PGeol, LLD (born 1927 in Tillsonburg Ontario) is a Canadian businessman Ralph Thomas Scurfield, BSc, was born in Broadview Saskatchewan, on January 7 1928 the son of Ralph and Ann Scurfield (nee Parsons Daryl Kenneth "Doc" Seaman OC, BSc, LLD (born April 28, 1922) is a Canadian businessman The Calgary Flames won the Stanley Cup in 1989, making him one of few people whose name is on both the Grey Cup and the Stanley Cup. The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Grey Cup (in Coupe Grey is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion
Public service career
Kwong's public stature from sports helped him move on to politics and government. In 1971 he ran for the Alberta Progressive Conservative party in Calgary Millican. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. Calgary Millican was a historical Alberta provincial electoral district in the central east part of Calgary, Alberta In this election, the PCs ended Social Credit's 36-year hold on power, winning all but five seats in Calgary. The Social Credit Party of Alberta is a provincial Political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on the Social credit monetary policy Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada However, Kwong himself was defeated by long time incumbent Arthur J. Dixon who won by a 1600 vote plurality. Arthur J Dixon (born December 1, 1919 - died February 5, 2007) was a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and a
In 1988 Kwong was made a member of the Order of Canada and has served as the national chairman of the Canadian Consultative Council on Multiculturalism. 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 term multiculturalism generally refers to a state of racial, cultural and ethnic diversity within the Demographics of a specified Kwong was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta on January 20, 2005, replacing Lois Hole, who died in office on January 6, 2005. The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta is the vice-regal representative of the Queen of Canada in the province of Alberta. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lois E Hole, CM, AOE (b 1933 Buchanan, Saskatchewan &ndash d January 6 2005, Edmonton Alberta) was a Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kwong welcomed Queen Elizabeth II to Alberta in June 2005 on a visit commemorating Alberta's first 100 years in Canadian Confederation. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed beginning 1 July 1867 from the During a private audience the Queen presented Kwong with the insignia of a Knight of Justice in the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem or Order of St John is a British -based royal order of Chivalry, and is
Kwong swore Ed Stelmach into office as the 13th Premier of Alberta on December 14, 2006. Edward Michael Stelmach (ˈstɛlmæk (born May 11 1951 is the current Premier of Alberta, Canada having served in this capacity since December 14 2006 The Premier of Alberta is the First minister for the Canadian province of Alberta. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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References
- CBC News - Jan 19 2005: Ex-footballer Normie Kwong Alberta's new lieutenant-governor
- Office of the Lieutenant Governor
- Canadian Encylopedia: Calgary Flames
- CCNC - Chinese Canadians - Normie Kwong
- Government of Alberta News Release - Jan 19 2005: Premier Klein praises choice of new Lieutenant Governor
- Historica Minute: Normie Kwong
- The Canadian Encyclopedia
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