Arthur LeBlanc

His Honour the Honourable
Arthur LeBlanc
ONS KC
His Honour the Honourable Arthur LeBlanc ONS KC
	LeBlanc in 2020
33rd Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 28, 2017
Monarchs	Elizabeth II; Charles III
Governors General	David Johnston; Julie Payette; Mary Simon;
Premier	Stephen McNeil; Iain Rankin; Tim Houston
Preceded by	John James Grant
Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
	In office; 1998 – June 28, 2017
Nominated by	Jean Chrétien
Personal details
Born	Arthur Joseph LeBlanc; 1943 (age 80–81); West Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada
Spouse	Rosemarie Patricia Lirette
Children	3
Alma mater	St. Francis Xavier University; Dalhousie University
Profession	Lawyer, judge

Arthur Joseph LeBlanc ONS KC (born 1943)^[1] is the 33rd and current lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia.^[2]

Early life and education

Born in West Arichat, Nova Scotia, LeBlanc attended St. Francis Xavier University, in 1964 with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and also a Bachelor of Laws Degree from Dalhousie University in 1968. He was admitted to the bar in November 1968.^[1]

Justice LeBlanc practiced law for 25 years, He concentrated his practice in civil litigation. In 1983, Justice LeBlanc was appointed as Queen's Counsel.^[1] In 1998, he was appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia on the advice of Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien^[1]

LeBlanc was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia on June 14, 2017, by Governor General of Canada David Johnston on the Constitutional advice of Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau.^[1] LeBlanc was sworn in on June 28, 2017.

He is married to Rosemarie Patricia and together they have three sons.^[3]

Ribbon Bar of Arthur LeBlanc^[4]

Ribbon	Description	Post-nominal letters	Notes
	Knight/Dame of the Order of St. John	KStJ
	Order of Nova Scotia	ONS
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal		Canadian version
	Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal		Nova Scotia version
	King Charles III Coronation Medal		Canadian version

Coat of arms of Arthur Joseph LeBlanc
Notes The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 17, 2018, in Volume 152, page 3860 of the Canada Gazette. Granted 2018 Crest A balance its pivot a ship’s wheel Or, issuant from a coronet of maple leaves Gules and treble clefs, its rim Azure. Escutcheon Tierced in pairle reversed Azure, Gules and Argent, in chief two closed books Or edged Argent, in base a ship Azure of three sails Azure charged with a mullet Or, Argent and Gules. Supporters Two blue jays standing on a mount of mayflowers proper Motto DONNER LE MEILLEUR DE SOI Symbolism The colours are taken from the Acadian flag, His Honour being the first Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia of Acadian descent and the first francophone since 1713. The ship’s sails are in the form of the Acadian flag. The ship honours His Honour’s mariner ancestors, and is also a symbol of Acadia and of New Brunswick, the birthplace of Her Honour Mrs. Patsy LeBlanc. The books symbolize Their Honours’ commitment to education and the arts. The balance is a symbol of justice and refers to His Honour’s career as a lawyer and a judge. The ship’s wheel connects the design to the ship in the arms. The maple leaves allude to his service to Canada, and the treble clefs indicate Their Honours’ support for the arts. The blue jay is a local bird species. The mayflowers are the provincial flower of Nova Scotia.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Biographical Notes". Prime Minister of Canada's Office. June 14, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
^ "Prime Minister announces new Lieutenant Governor and new Territorial Commissioner". Prime Minister of Canada's Office. June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
^ "His Honour's Biography". Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. July 17, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
^ LeBlanc wears his King Charles III Coronation Medal medal ahead of his Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal.[1]

Order of precedence
Preceded by Charles III, King of Canada	Order of precedence in Nova Scotia as of 2022	Succeeded by Tim Houston, Premier of Nova Scotia

v t e Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia
Governors at Annapolis Royal (1710–1749)	Vetch Hobby Caulfeild Nicholson Caulfeild Vetch Caulfeild Philipps Doucett Armstrong Cosby Mascarene
Governors at Halifax (1749–1786)	Cornwallis Hopson Lawrence Ellis Belcher Wilmot W. Campbell Green Francklin Legge Francklin Arbuthnot Hughes Hamond Parr Fanning
Lieutenant-governors of Cape Breton Island (1784–1820)	Desbarres Macarmick Mathews Ogilvie Murray Despard Nepean Swayne Ainslie
Lieutenant-governors of Nova Scotia before responsible government (1786–1848)	Parr Bulkeley Wentworth Prévost (Croke) Sherbrooke Smyth Dalhousie Kempt Jeffrey Maitland Jeffrey C. Campbell Falkland Dickson Harvey
Lieutenant-governors between responsible government and Confederation (1848–1867)	Harvey Bazalgette Le Marchant Phipps Doyle MacDonnell Doyle Williams
Post-Confederation (1867–present)	Williams Doyle Howe Archibald Richey McLelan Daly Jones D. Fraser McGregor MacKeen M. Grant Douglas Tory Stanfield Covert Irwin Mathers Kendall McCurdy A. Fraser Plow MacKeen Oland Gosse Shaffner Abraham Crouse Kinley Freeman Francis J. Grant LeBlanc Savage (designate)
Lieutenant-governors who served in the absence of governors are listed in parentheses. Acting administrators are listed in italics.

v t e Current viceregal representatives and territorial commissioners of Canada
Governor General of Canada	Mary Simon
Lieutenant governors	Salma Lakhani (AB) Janet Austin (BC) Anita Neville (MB) Brenda Murphy (NB) Joan Marie Aylward (NL) Arthur LeBlanc (NS) Edith Dumont (ON) Wassim Salamoun (PE) Manon Jeannotte (QC) Russell Mirasty (SK)
Commissioners	Gerald Kisoun (NT) Eva Aariak (NU) Adeline Webber (YT)