Janet Austin

{{Short description|Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 2018 to 2025}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = The Honourable

| name = Janet Austin

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|OBC|size=100%}}

| image = Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Janet-Austin.jpg

| caption = Austin in 2014

| order = 30th

| office = Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

| term_start = April 24, 2018

| term_end = January 30, 2025

| monarch = {{ubl | Elizabeth II | Charles III}}

| governor_general = {{plainlist|

• Julie Payette
• Mary Simon

}}

| premier = {{plainlist|

• John Horgan
• David Eby

}}

| predecessor = Judith Guichon

| successor = Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia

| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|61|2018|4|24}}{{Cite news |title=Janet Austin takes lessons learned as head of YWCA to Government House and Lieutenant-Governor job |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/janet-austin-takes-lessons-learned-as-head-of-ywca-to-government-house-and-lieutenant-governor-job}}

| birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada{{Cite news |title=YWCA Metro Vancouver CEO is B.C.'s new lieutenant-governor |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/politics/ywca-metro-vancouver-ceo-is-b-c-s-new-lieutenant-governor}}

| spouse = Ashley Chester

| profession =

| alma_mater = University of Calgary

}}

File:Prakash Javadekar meeting the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, Ms. Janet Austin and explains the significant educational reforms currently underway in India, in Victoria, Canada.JPG in 2018]]

Janet Edna Merivale Austin {{post-nominals|country=CAN|OBC}} (born {{Birth based on age as of date|61|2018|4|24|noage=1}}) is a Canadian former nonprofit sector executive and public servant who was the 30th lieutenant governor of British Columbia, having served from 2018 to 2025.{{Cite web |title=The Honourable Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia |url=https://ltgov.bc.ca/his-her-honour/ |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=Government House |language=en-ca}} She was the viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III in the province of British Columbia. Prior to her appointment as Lieutenant Governor, she spent 15 years as CEO of YWCA Metro Vancouver.{{Cite web |url=https://ywcavan.org/discover/leadership/janet-austin |title=Janet Austin, CEO, YWCA Metro Vancouver |access-date=2018-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425115931/https://ywcavan.org/discover/leadership/janet-austin |archive-date=2018-04-25 |url-status=dead}}

Austin was appointed by Governor General Julie Payette, on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.{{Cite news |date=2018-03-20 |title=Janet Austin appointed as B.C.'s new lieutenant governor |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/janet-austin-governor-general-1.4583890 |access-date=2022-11-18 |work=CBC News}}