Charles Joseph Jago (born 1943) is a Canadian academic and university administrator. He was born and raised in

St. Catharines, Ontario St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in the province of Ontario. As of 2016, it has an area of , 136,803 residents, and a metropolitan population of 406,074. It lies in Southern Ontari ...

. He received his BA in Honours English and History from the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by resident ...

in London, Ontario in 1965 and his PhD in History from

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...

in 1969. His academic field is early-modern Spanish history. He received his first academic position at Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology in Barrie, Ontario in 1969. The next year he moved to the Department of History at

McMaster University McMaster University (McMaster or Mac) is a public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main McMaster campus is on of land near the residential neighbourhoods of Ainslie Wood and Westdale, adjacent to the Royal Botanical Ga ...

in Hamilton, Ontario as Assistant Professor where he remained until 1987. In 1987 he was appointed Principal of

Huron University College Huron University College is a university college affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada. Huron was incorporated on 5 May 1863 and the founding institution of the University of Western Ontario. It was est ...

where he served for eight years before moving to the

University of Northern British Columbia The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) is a small, research-intensive public university in British Columbia, Canada. The main campus is located in Prince George, with additional campuses located in Prince Rupert, Terrace, Quesnel, and ...

to succeed Geoffrey Weller as president. Jago retired as President of the University of Northern British Columbia at the end of academic year 2005–2006. On the resignation of his successor,

Don Cozzetto Dr. Don Cozzetto is a Canadian academic and university administrator. He was born and raised in Rossland, British Columbia but has spent most of his career in the United States. He received his B.A. from Notre Dame University College in Nelson, Bri ...

, in June 2008 he was appointed Interim President of UNBC, serving in this position until a new president, George Iwama, took over in July 2009. Dr. Jago was appointed to the Northern Health Board in August 2007. His current term expires in December 2015. Currently acting as mediator between the BCTF and Ministry of Education over the current Bill 22 and teachers dispute in B.C. He was awarded the

Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the ...

June 29, 2005, the

Order of British Columbia The Order of British Columbia (french: Ordre de la Colombie-Britannique) is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Instituted in 1989 by Lieutenant Governor David Lam, on the advice of the Cabinet under Premier B ...

in 2013, the

Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (french: link=no, Médaille du jubilé d'or de la Reine Elizabeth II) or the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 2002 to mark the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's ...

in 2002 and the

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (french: Médaille du jubilé de diamant de la reine Elizabeth II) or The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 2012 to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's ...

in 2012.Charles Joseph Jago, C.M.
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1943 births Living people Historians from Ontario Canadian male non-fiction writers Canadian university and college chief executives People from St. Catharines Writers from Ontario University of Western Ontario alumni Academic staff of McMaster University Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Academic staff of the University of Northern British Columbia Members of the Order of Canada Members of the Order of British Columbia {{Canada-historian-stub