Garde Gardom

Garde Gardom

Infobox Governor General | name =The Honourable Garde Basil Gardom, QC, OBC
nationality =Canadian


order =26th Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia
term_start =1995
term_end =2001
predecessor =David Lam
successor =Iona Campagnolo
birth_date =Birth date and age|1924|7|17|df=y|

Garde Basil Gardom, QC, OBC (born July 17, 1924) is a former Canadian politician, lawyer, and Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

Born in Banff, Alberta, he obtained his BA and LLB degrees from the University of British Columbia. During his undergraduate years, he was an active member of the BC Alpha Chapter of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. He practiced law in Vancouver.

He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the constituency of Vancouver-Point Grey in the general elections of 1966, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1979, and 1983. Originally a Liberal, he joined the Social Credit party in 1974 and was appointed to the cabinet of Premier Bill Bennett in 1975. He held numerous ministerial positions including Attorney General, Minister of Intergovernmental Relations, and was the longest-serving Government House Leader.

In 1987, Mr. Gardom was appointed the agent general for British Columbia in London, England.

In 1995 he was appointed Lieutenant Governor by Governor General Roméo LeBlanc, on the advice of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. He was the only non-Liberal politician to be appointed as a Lieutenant Governor during Chrétien's term (although Gardom started out his career with the Liberals). He served until 2001. In 2002 he received the Order of British Columbia.

In 1956, he married Helen Eileen Mackenzie. They had five children.

External links

* [http://www.ltgov.bc.ca/office/GardeGardom.htm Biography on B.C. Government House website]

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title=Order of precedence in British Columbia
years=as of 2008
before=David Lam
after=Iona Campagnolo


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