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Myra Freeman
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia

Myra Freeman

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Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
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Saint John
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75 years
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Biography

Myra Ava Freeman, CM ONS (born May 17, 1949) is a Canadian philanthropist, teacher, the 29th and first female Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
Freeman was born Myra Ava Holtzman in Saint John, New Brunswick, the daughter of Anne Golda (Freedman), a homemaker, and Harry Holtzman, a businessman. She graduated from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education. In 1971, she started teaching with the Halifax Regional School Board until her appointment.
She was appointed Lieutenant Governor in 2000 by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, on the advice of Jean Chrétien. She served as lieutenant governor until September 7, 2006.
Freeman and her husband, Larry, have three children: Daniel M. Freeman, Jonathan Freeman and Debra Freeman.
On July 1, 2008 Freeman was appointed as a member of the Order of Canada.

Honours

  • 2011 - Awarded a Doctor of Laws from Dalhousie University
  • 2008 - Appointed Member of the Order of Canada.
  • 2008 - Awarded a Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa, from St. Francis Xavier University.
  • 2007 - Awarded a Doctor of Civil Laws from Saint Mary's University.
  • 2007 - Awarded a Doctor of Civil Laws, from Acadia University.
  • 2005 - Awarded a Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, from Cape Breton University.
  • 2004 - Awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters from Mount Saint Vincent University.
  • 2003 - Appointed Honorary Captain (Navy) in the Canadian Forces.
  • 2002 - Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal.
  • 2001 - First recipient and first Chancellor of the Order of Nova Scotia.
  • 2000 - Invested as a Dame of Justice and Vice Prior of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.

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