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Past Lieutenant Governors
The Honourable Peter Michael Liba, C.M., O.M.
Term of Office: 02 March 1999 - 30 June 2004
Born: Winnipeg, 10 May 1940
- Began career as journalist 1957 on rural Manitoba newspapers; joined
The Winnipeg Tribune as staff writer 1959 and rose to City Editor 1967.
- Executive Assistant to Manitoba Liberal Leader 1968-1973.
- Associated with CanWest Group of Companies beginning 1974, as one
of founding shareholders. President and CEO of CKND Television in Manitoba
and SaskWest Television in Saskatchewan 1988-94. Executive Vice-President
of CanWest Global Communications Corp. 1993, overseeing operations in
Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Chile.
- Broadcaster of the Decade Award 1994 by Western Association of Broadcasters.
- Inducted into Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame 1998.
- Received Canadian Association of Broadcasters' highest honour, Special
Gold Ribbon Award in 1999, commemorating appointment as Lieutenant Governor
and acknowledging "outstanding contribution to Canadian private
broadcasting industry, his community and to Canada".
- Director of St. Boniface General Hospital 1987 to 1999 and Chairman
of Board 1992 until vice-regal appointment.
- Founding Chairman of Variety Club Telethon of Manitoba, Chairman and
Director of Winnipeg Convention Centre, Director of Manitoba Heart Foundation,
Canadian Council of Christians and Jews (Prairie Region), Winnipeg Chamber
of Commerce and Winnipeg's Refugee Assistance Committee.
- Elected as Trustee on Transcona-Springfield School Board.
- Appointed to Order of Canada 1984.
- Awarded Canada 125th Commemorative Medal 1992 and The Queen's
Golden Jubilee Medal 2004.
- Appointed Chancellor and first Member of Order of Manitoba 1999.
- Awarded Honorary Doctor of Laws Degrees by University of Manitoba
2001 and Brandon University 2004.
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