Norman Kwong

The Honourable Norman Kwong CM AOE
林佐民
16th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
In office January 20, 2005 – May 11, 2010
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governors General	Adrienne Clarkson Michaëlle Jean
Premier	Ralph Klein Ed Stelmach
Preceded by	Lois Hole
Succeeded by	Donald Ethell
Personal details
Born	Kwong Lim Yew[1] (1929-10-24)October 24, 1929 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Died	September 3, 2016(2016-09-03) (aged 86) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Mary Kwong ​ (m. 1960)​ [2]
Profession	Football player businessman politician
Signature
Football career
Career information
CFL status	National
Position(s)	RB
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career history
As player
1948–1950	Calgary Stampeders
1951–1960	Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
4× Grey Cup champion (1948, 1954, 1955, 1956)
CFL West All-Star	1951, 1953, 1955, 1956
Records	Eskimos Record Most Rushing Touchdowns – Career (73)
Career stats
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1969

Norman Lim Kwong CM AOE (born Kwong Lim Yew; Chinese: 林佐民; October 24, 1929 – September 3, 2016) was a Canadian football player who played for the Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was also an active businessman and politician being part owner of the Calgary Flames and serving as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from January 2005 to May 2010.

The son of Chinese immigrants from Taishan, Guangdong, Kwong was the first Canadian professional football player of Chinese heritage. In addition, Kwong was also the first person of Chinese heritage to serve as lieutenant governor of Alberta. As a former vice-regal representative of Alberta, he was styled "The Honourable" for life. Kwong was the third Canadian of Chinese heritage to be appointed as a vice-regal in Canada, after David Lam and Adrienne Clarkson.

Kwong's life and legacy are the focus of a Heritage Minute short film, made in Calgary in late 2023, and released on February 13, 2024.^[3]