Philip Siu Lun Lee Retrieved August 31, 2011. (born May 5, 1944;

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: 李紹麟) was the 24th lieutenant governor of Manitoba. He was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1999 and received the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002. Philip S

Born and raised in

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, Lee migrated to Canada in 1962 to study at the

University of Manitoba The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a Canadian public research university in the province of Manitoba. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree in 1966, and a public administration diploma in 1977. In 1967 he was hired by the City of

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749, ...

as a research chemist. He helped organize the Chinese pavilion in the first Folklorama in 1970 and later became Vice President of the Folk Arts Council of Winnipeg. In the

1977 Manitoba general election The 1977 Manitoba general election was held on October 11, 1977 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative Party, which took 33 seats out of 57. The governing N ...

, Lee ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in

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where he lost to Bud Boyce of the

Manitoba New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party of Manitoba (french: Nouveau Parti démocratique du Manitoba) is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba ...

. Lee was on Winnipeg's Refugee Assistance Committee from 1979 to 1986. He also advocated for the construction of the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre in the Dynasty Building, the Chinese Gate and Garden, and the Mandarin Building in Winnipeg. His appointment as Lieutenant Governor was made by

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, on the

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Stephen Harper, on June 19, 2009. Upon assuming the office on August 4, 2009, Lee became the 24th lieutenant governor of the province. Lee left office on June 19, 2015, after a six-year term. Lee was the third Chinese Canadian to be a provincial vice-regal, after

David Lam David See-chai Lam, (; July 25, 1923November 22, 2010) was a Hong Kong-born Canadian banker, businessman, investor, philanthropist, and politician. From 1988 to 1995, Lam was the 25th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, and he was the first ...

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and

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Arms

References

External links

Official website of the Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Philip S. 1944 births Living people Canadian chemists Hong Kong emigrants to Canada Lieutenant Governors of Manitoba Members of the Order of Canada Members of the Order of Manitoba Naturalized citizens of Canada Politicians from Winnipeg 21st-century Canadian politicians