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James Bartleman
Canadian diplomat (1939–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Karl Bartleman OC OOnt (24 December 1939 – 14 August 2023) was a Canadian diplomat and author who served as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 2002 to 2007.
Quick Facts 27th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Monarch ...
James Bartleman | |
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![]() Bartleman in 2014 | |
27th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario | |
In office 7 March 2002 – 5 September 2007 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governors General | Adrienne Clarkson Michaëlle Jean |
Premier | Mike Harris Ernie Eves Dalton McGuinty |
Preceded by | Hilary Weston |
Succeeded by | David Onley |
Canadian Ambassador to the European Union | |
In office 26 July 2000 – 7 March 2002 | |
Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Juneau |
Succeeded by | Jeremy Kinsman |
Permanent Representative of Canada to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization | |
In office 1990–1994 | |
Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney Jean Chrétien |
Preceded by | Gordon Scott Smith |
Succeeded by | John R. Anderson |
Personal details | |
Born | James Karl Bartleman (1939-12-24)24 December 1939 Orillia, Ontario, Canada |
Died | 14 August 2023(2023-08-14) (aged 83) |
Spouse |
Marie-Jeanne Rosillon
(m. 1975) |
Children | 3[2] |
Alma mater | University of Western Ontario (BA, 1963) |
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Bartleman was a son of Percy Scott Bartleman and Maureen Florence Bartleman (Simcoe). He grew up in the Muskoka town of Port Carling, and he was a member of the Chippewas of Mnjikaning First Nation. In 1963, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) in History from the University of Western Ontario, where he was initiated as a member of Phi Delta Theta.
From 2007 to 2012, Bartleman was the Chancellor of the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) in Toronto.