Gordon Barnhart

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Gordon Leslie Barnhart , SOM (born January 22, 1945 in Saltcoats ) is a Canadian historian and civil servant. From 2006 to 2012 he was the lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan Province and, as such, represented the head of state, Queen Elizabeth II , at the provincial level.

biography

Barnhart graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a degree in history in 1967 and then taught at a North Battleford middle school . From 1969 to 1984 he was head of administration of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly (when he took office he was the youngest in a Commonwealth Parliament ). On the recommendation of the Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney , Governor General Jeanne Sauvé appointed him in 1989 as head of administration of the Canadian Senate (Clerk of the Senate) . After five years in office, he resigned and received his doctorate in 1998.

From 2000 to 2005, Barnhart was secretary of the University of Saskatchewan, lecturing in history and working for several government aid agencies. In 2001 he published the first detailed biography of Thomas Walter Scott , Saskatchewan's first Prime Minister. In 2004 a comprehensive collection of biographies of all prime ministers of this province of the 20th century followed. On April 28, 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the impending appointment of Barnhart as Lieutenant Governor. Governor General Michaëlle Jean took the oath on August 1, 2006. His tenure ended on March 22, 2012.

Works

  • Peace, Progress and Prosperity: A Biography of Saskatchewan's First Premier, T. Walter Scott. Canadian Plains Research Center, Regina 2000, ISBN 0-88977-142-1 .
  • Building for the Future: A photo journal of Saskatchewan's Legislative Building. Canadian Plains Research Center, Regina 2002, ISBN 0-88977-145-6 .
  • Saskatchewan Premiers of the Twentieth Century. Canadian Plains Research Center, Regina 2004, ISBN 0-88977-164-2 .

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personal data
SURNAME Barnhart, Gordon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Barnhart, Gordon Leslie (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian historian and civil servant
DATE OF BIRTH January 22, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Saltcoats