Arthur LeBlanc
{{Short description|Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 2017 to 2024}}
{{Infobox Lt Governor
| honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| name = Arthur LeBlanc
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ONS|KC|size=100%}}
| image = Arthur J. LeBlanc and Mrs. Patsy LeBlanc, 2020 (cropped).jpg
| caption = LeBlanc in 2020
| imagesize =
| order = 33rd
| office = Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
| term_start = June 28, 2017
| term_end = December 13, 2024
| monarch = Elizabeth II
Charles III
| governor_general = {{plainlist|
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| premier = Stephen McNeil
Iain Rankin
Tim Houston
| predecessor = John James Grant
| successor = Mike Savage
| office1 = Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
| termstart1 = 1998
| termend1 = June 28, 2017
| nominator1 = Jean Chrétien
| appointer1 =
| birth_name = Arthur Joseph LeBlanc
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1943}}
| birth_place = West Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada
| spouse =
| children =
| alma_mater = St. Francis Xavier University
Dalhousie University
}}
Arthur Joseph LeBlanc {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ONS|KC}} (born 1943){{cite news|title=Biographical Notes|url=http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2017/06/14/biographical-notes-honourable-arthur-j-leblanc|access-date=February 16, 2012|newspaper=Prime Minister of Canada's Office|date=June 14, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119060316/https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/backgrounders/2017/06/14/biographical-notes-honourable-arthur-j-leblanc |archive-date=November 19, 2021}} was the 33rd lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia from 2017 to 2024.{{cite news|title=Prime Minister announces new Lieutenant Governor and new Territorial Commissioner|url=http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2017/06/14/prime-minister-announces-new-lieutenant-governor-and-new-territorial-commissioner|access-date=June 14, 2017|newspaper=Prime Minister of Canada's Office|date=June 14, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723120321/http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2017/06/14/prime-minister-announces-new-lieutenant-governor-and-new-territorial-commissioner |archive-date=July 23, 2019}}
Early life and education
Born in West Arichat, Nova Scotia, LeBlanc attended St. Francis Xavier University, in 1964 with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and also a Bachelor of Laws Degree from Dalhousie University in 1968. He was admitted to the bar in November 1968.
Legal career
Justice LeBlanc practiced law for 25 years, He concentrated his practice in civil litigation. In 1983, Justice LeBlanc was appointed as Queen's Counsel. In 1998, he was appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia on the advice of Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien.
Lieutenant governor
LeBlanc was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia on June 14, 2017, by Governor General of Canada David Johnston on the Constitutional advice of Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau. LeBlanc was sworn in on June 28, 2017.{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Cassie |date=June 28, 2017 |title='Humbling, for sure': Nova Scotia's new lieutenant-governor sworn in |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/arthur-joseph-leblanc-lieutenant-governor-sworn-in-1.4181769 |publisher=CBC News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629042721/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/arthur-joseph-leblanc-lieutenant-governor-sworn-in-1.4181769 |archive-date=June 29, 2017 |access-date=March 28, 2025}}
Honours
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|Knight/Dame of the Order of St. John |KStJ | |
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|Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | |Canadian version |
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|Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal | |Nova Scotia version |
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|King Charles III Coronation Medal | |Canadian version |
Coat of arms
{{Infobox coat of arms wide
|name=Arthur Joseph LeBlanc
|notes=The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 17, 2018, in Volume 152, page 3860 of the Canada Gazette.
|year_granted=2018
|crest=A balance its pivot a ship’s wheel Or, issuant from a coronet of maple leaves Gules and treble clefs, its rim Azure.
|escutcheon=Tierced in pairle reversed Azure, Gules and Argent, in chief two closed books Or edged Argent, in base a ship Azure of three sails Azure charged with a mullet Or, Argent and Gules.
|supporters=Two blue jays standing on a mount of mayflowers proper
|symbolism=The colours are taken from the Acadian flag, His Honour being the first Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia of Acadian descent and the first francophone since 1713. The ship’s sails are in the form of the Acadian flag. The ship honours His Honour’s mariner ancestors, and is also a symbol of Acadia and of New Brunswick, the birthplace of Her Honour Mrs. Patsy LeBlanc. The books symbolize Their Honours’ commitment to education and the arts.
The balance is a symbol of justice and refers to His Honour’s career as a lawyer and a judge. The ship’s wheel connects the design to the ship in the arms. The maple leaves allude to his service to Canada, and the treble clefs indicate Their Honours’ support for the arts.
The blue jay is a local bird species. The mayflowers are the provincial flower of Nova Scotia.
|motto=DONNER LE MEILLEUR DE SOI}}
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Category:Politicians of Acadian descent
Category:Canadian King's Counsel
Category:Judges in Nova Scotia
Category:Lawyers in Nova Scotia
Category:Lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia
Category:Members of the Order of Nova Scotia
Category:People from Richmond County, Nova Scotia
Category:Schulich School of Law alumni