Frank Lewis (broadcaster)

His Honour the Honorable
H. Frank Lewis
OPEI
28th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
Assumed office
August 15, 2011
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor General David Johnston
Premier Robert Ghiz
Wade MacLauchlan
Preceded by Barbara Oliver Hagerman
Personal details
Born 1939 (age 76–77)
York, Prince Edward Island
Spouse(s) Dorothy

Harry Frank Lewis, OPEI (born 1939) is a Canadian broadcaster and the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island. He is the viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II of Canada in the Province of Prince Edward Island.

Born in 1939[1] in York, Queens County, Prince Edward Island,[2][3] Lewis started working at CFCY-FM in Charlottetown in 1966 and retired in 2004 when he was a Vice President and General Manager. Since his retirement, he worked as a senior advisor for Newcap Radio. He was appointed the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island on July 28, 2011 by Governor General of Canada David Lloyd Johnston on the Constitutional advice of Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper.[4] He was sworn in by David Jenkins, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island, on August 15, 2011 at Province House. As Lieutenant Governor, Lewis is Chancellor of the Order of Prince Edward Island.[5]

In 2006 he was inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Canadian Communications Foundation - Fondation des Communications Canadiennes".
  2. ↑ "H. Frank Lewis". Office of the Prime Minister.
  3. ↑ "York, Prince Edward Island". Prince Edward Island.
  4. 1 2 "PM announces H. Frank Lewis as new Lieutenant Governor of PEI". Prime Minister of Canada.
  5. ↑ "New Lieutenant Governor to be sworn in August 15, 2011". Prince Edward Island.


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