The lieutenant governor of New Brunswick (, in French: ''Lieutenant-gouverneur'' (if male) or ''Lieutenante-gouverneure'' (if female) ''du Nouveau-Brunswick'') is the

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representative in

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of the , who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as well as the other

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s and any subdivisions thereof, and resides predominantly in oldest realm, the

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. The lieutenant governor of New Brunswick is appointed in the same manner as the other provincial viceroys in Canada and is similarly tasked with carrying out most of the monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties. The current lieutenant governor is

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, since September 8, 2019.

Role and presence

The lieutenant governor of New Brunswick is vested with a number of governmental duties and is also expected to undertake various ceremonial roles. For instance, the lieutenant governor acts as patron, honorary president, or an honorary member of certain New Brunswick institutions, such as the Canadian

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(New Brunswick Region), the New Brunswick Lung Association, and the

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(New Brunswick Command). Also, The viceroy, him or herself a member and Chancellor of the order, will induct deserving individuals into the

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and, upon installation, automatically becomes a Knight or Dame of Justice and the Vice-Prior in New Brunswick of the

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. The viceroy further presents the lieutenant governor's Prize for the Conservation of Wild Atlantic Salmon, and numerous other provincial honours and decorations, as well as various awards that are named for and presented by the lieutenant governor; these are generally created in partnership with another government or charitable organization and linked specifically to their cause. These honours are presented at official ceremonies, which count amongst hundreds of other engagements the lieutenant governor partakes in each year, either as host or guest of honour; the lieutenant governor of New Brunswick undertook an average of 500 engagements in both 2006 and 2007. At these events, the lieutenant governor's presence is marked by the lieutenant governor's standard, consisting of a blue field bearing the escutcheon of the Arms of Majesty in Right of New Brunswick surmounted by a crown and surrounded by ten gold maple leaves, symbolizing the ten provinces of Canada. Within New Brunswick, the lieutenant governor also follows only the sovereign in the province's order of precedence, preceding even other members of the

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and the King's federal representative.

History

The office of lieutenant governor of New Brunswick came into being in 1786, when the colony of New Brunswick was split out of

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and, at the same time, the government of William Pitt adopted the idea that the new jurisdiction, along with

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, Nova Scotia, and

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, should have as their respective governors a single individual. The post Governor of New Brunswick thus came to be occupied by the overreaching authority of the

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, who was represented in the colony by a lieutenant. The modern incarnation of the office, however, was established in 1867, upon New Brunswick's entry into

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. Since that date, thirty lieutenant governors have served the province, amongst whom were notable firsts, such as

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the first female lieutenant governor of the province

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the first lieutenant governor of

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ancestry and

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the first

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Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. The shortest mandate by a lieutenant governor of New Brunswick was John Boyd, from 21 September 1893 to 4 December 1893, while the longest was

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, from 1 November 1945 to 5 June 1958.

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Role and presence

History

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