Anita Neville

Anita Neville
Neville in 2023
26th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
Assumed office
October 24, 2022
MonarchCharles III
Governor GeneralMary Simon
PremierHeather Stefanson
Wab Kinew
Preceded byJanice Filmon
Member of Parliament
for Winnipeg South Centre
In office
November 27, 2000 – May 2, 2011
Preceded byLloyd Axworthy
Succeeded byJoyce Bateman
Personal details
Born (1942-07-22) July 22, 1942 (age 82)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Liberal
ProfessionEconomic development consultant, public servant

Anita Ruth Neville PC OM (born July 22, 1942) is a former Canadian politician from Manitoba, who has served as the province's 26th lieutenant governor since 2022. She was also a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada, first being elected in the general election of 2000. She was re-elected in 2004, 2006, and 2008. After serving for more than ten years, she lost her seat in the election of 2011.

In 2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, through Governor General Mary Simon, appointed Neville to succeed Janice Filmon as lieutenant governor of Manitoba. She is the first Jewish lieutenant governor of Manitoba and the third who is female.[1]


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