Everything about David Lam totally explained
David See-Chai Lam OC,
CVO,
OBC, (林思齊,
pinyin: Lín Sīqí) (born
September 2,
1923) was
Lieutenant-Governor of
British Columbia from
1988 to
1995.
He was
Canada's second non-white Lieutenant-Governor (first was
Lincoln Alexander of
Ontario), and the first
Asian-Canadian Canadian Lieutenant-Governor.
He was born in
Hong Kong, and his family immigrated to British Columbia following the
Second World War. Lam received a Christian upbringing before taking an Economics degree at Lingnan University in China and an MBA from
Temple University in Philadelphia.
Lam became a prominent
real estate businessman in
Vancouver, and was a leading proponent of many ambitious development schemes. He is also noted for being a leading
philanthropist. In
1986, he helped found the
Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival.
In
1988 Governor General Jeanne Sauvé, on the advice of Prime Minister
Brian Mulroney, appointed him Lieutenant-Governor. Three Premiers served under Lam:
William Vander Zalm,
Rita Johnston, and
Michael Harcourt.
He formally ended the practice of wearing the
Windsor uniform.
In
1988, he was made a Member of the
Order of Canada and was promoted to Officer in
1995. In
1995, he was awarded the
Order of British Columbia.
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