Charles played the emotionally disturbed and violent prisoner, Eugene Buffy, in the high successful Lynda La Plante drama series The Governor ( 1995 ); the title role in the Channel 4 pirate sitcom Captain Butler ( 1997 ); the warden of a women's prison in the Canadian sci-fi fantasy Lexx ( 2001 ); Detective Chief Inspector Mercer in 7 episodes of the BBC soap opera Doctors ( 2003 ); and soccer agent, Joel Brooks, in the Sky TV football soap Dream Team ( 2004-5 ).

* 1919 – Peter Tali Coleman, American politician and 43rd, 51st and 53rd Governor of American Samoa ( d. 1997 )

Laura Bush with husband Governor George W. ( right ) and father-in-law George H. W. ( left ) at the dedication of the George Bush Presidential Library, 1997

In 1997, the acute employment problem at St Helena was brought to the attention of the British public following reports in the tabloid press of a " riot " following an article in the Financial Times describing how the Governor, David Smallman ( 1995 – 1999 ), was jostled by a small crowd who believed he and the Foreign Office had rejected plans to build an airport on the island.

Responsible government was never granted during British colonial rule, and the Governor remained the head of government until the transfer of sovereignty in 1997, when the rôle was replaced by the Chief Executive.

In 1997, Governor Don Sundquist proclaimed that June 23 be known as " Wilma Rudolph Day " in Tennessee.

* September 21 – Owen Aspinall, 45th Governor of American Samoa ( d. 1997 )

* Alias Grace ( 1996, winner of the 1996 Giller Prize, finalist for the 1996 Booker Prize and the 1996 Governor General's Award, shortlisted for the 1997 Orange Prize for Fiction )

It has also provided big votes for independent conservative Third Party candidates opposing liberal Republicans, particularly in 1997, when 13 % of county voters backed two conservative independent candidates against incumbent Governor Christine Todd Whitman.

Senator ( 1979 – 1997 ) and Governor of Arkansas ( 1975 – 1979 )

* Mark Hatfield-former Governor of Oregon and a United States senator from 1967 – 1997

As of 1 July 1997, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong officially replaced the Governor of Hong Kong as the head of the government for Hong Kong from the transfer of sovereignty.

In addition to participating in an international array of group exhibitions such as the Venice Biennale ( 1997, 1980, 1976 ), the Whitney Biennial ( 1995, 1977 ), and Documenta, Kassel, Germany ( 1972 ), Martin has been the recipient of multiple honors including the Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of the Women ’ s Caucus for Art of the College Art Association ( 2005 ); the Governor ’ s Award for Excellence and Achievement in the Arts given by Governor Gary Johnson, Santa Fe, New Mexico ( 1998 ); the National Medal of Arts awarded by President Bill Clinton and the National Endowment for the Arts ( 1998 ); the Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement by the College Art Association ( 1998 ); the Golden Lion for Contribution to Contemporary Art at the Venice Biennale ( 1997 ); the Oskar Kokoschka Prize awarded by the Austrian government ( 1992 ); the Alexej von Jawlensky Prize awarded by the city of Wiesbaden, Germany ( 1991 ); and election to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York ( 1989 ).

In 1997, she repealed the one percentage-point increase to the state sales tax that her predecessor, Governor Florio, had imposed ( reducing it from 7 % to 6 %), instituted unspecified education reforms, and removed excise taxes on professional wrestling, which led the World Wrestling Federation to resume holding events in New Jersey.

* See 1997 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.

He then accepted the post of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Hong Kong, and oversaw its handover to the People's Republic of China in July 1997.

In any event, in July 1992, he became the 28th and the last Governor of Hong Kong until its handover to the People's Republic of China on 30 June 1997.

In May 1997, 180 years after Governor Macquarie laid the foundation stone for the Greenway Building, State Premier Bob Carr announced a major upgrade of the Conservatorium, with the ultimate goal of creating a music education facility equal to or better than anything in the world.

Amongst numerous other official and ceremonial duties, the Governor General granted Royal Assent to amendments to the constitution on three occasions: April 21, 1997, December 19, 1997, and January 8, 1998, and also issued the royal proclamation announcing the creation of the territory of Nunavut on April 1, 1999.

The accusations of political patronage also failed to evaporate during LeBlanc's governorship ; while LeBlanc was viceroy, his son, Dominic, continued to work for the prime minister's office until 1997, when he ran for election to the House of Commons in LeBlanc's old riding, where the Governor General had a series of events planned the very week he dropped the election writs.

On the last day of British rule in Hong Kong on 30 June 1997, the police aide-de-camp to Governor Chris Patten presented Patten with the flag at Government House.

Like his mother, neither he nor Christine sought a divorce for the next thirty years and it was only in 1997 that they formally divorced ; Ayckbourn married Heather Stoney.

* Mahony, Pat & Zmroczek, Christine ; Class Matters: ' Working-Class ' Women's Perspectives on Social Class ( Taylor & Francis, 1997 )

* Christine Carpenter, The Wars of the Roses ( Cambridge, 1997 )

Hawn made her entry back into film as producer of the satirical comedy Something to Talk About starring Julia Roberts and Dennis Quaid, as well as making her directorial debut in the television film Hope ( 1997 ) starring Christine Lahti and Jena Malone.

* Pevitt, Christine, Philippe, Duc d ' Orléans: Regent of France, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1997, ( English ).

* Louis Vierne: Mélodies, I – Mireille Delunsch, soprano ; François Kerdoncuff, piano ; Christine Icart, harp ; Timpani ( 1997 )

Hamilton's career took an unusual turn on 9 May 1997 when he and his wife, Christine, appeared on the current affairs satire quiz Have I Got News For You.

* Christine A. Varney ( October 17, 1994-August 5, 1997 )

Ness currently lives in Newport Beach, California with his wife Christine and two sons Julian ( born 1992 ) and Johnny ( born 1997 ).

* Christine Leigh Heyrman, Southern Cross: The Beginnings of the Bible Belt ( Knopf, 1997 )

* Pevitt, Christine ( 1997 ).

It was founded by Christine Loh Kung-wai in May 1997.

He first ran for governor in 1997, but was defeated in a close race ( 47 % to 46 %) by the incumbent Republican Christine Todd Whitman.

Christine McCafferty ( née Livesley ; born 14 October 1945 ) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Calder Valley from 1997 to 2010, when the seat was won by the Conservative Party candidate, Craig Whittaker, at that year's general election.

Christine Margaret Russell ( née Carr, born 25 March 1945, Holbeach, Lincolnshire ) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for the City of Chester from 1997 to 2010.

held a staged concert in March 1997, starring Christine Baranski and Martin Short.

The CATH Protein Structure Classification is a semi-automatic, hierarchical classification of protein domains published in 1997 by Christine Orengo, Janet Thornton and their colleagues.

In 1997, Governor Christine Todd Whitman appointed Farmer as Chief Counsel, after having served as Deputy Chief Counsel and Assistant Counsel to the Governor.

Christine: The Man Who Would Be King: The Life of Philippe d ' Orléans, Regent of France, Phoenix, London, 1997, ISBN 978-0-7538-0459-9

She was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1997, part of an all-female shortlist that also included Cornelia Parker, Christine Borland and Gillian Wearing ( who won the prize that year ).

1997: Christine Lahti-Chicago Hope as Dr. Kate Austin

Christine Lynn Firkins ( born July 6, 1983 in Canada ) is a deaf actress who starred in the 1997 film Speed 2: Cruise Control as Drew .< Ref name =" deaftwo ">( 25 October 1993 ).

Fabares is known for her roles as Donna Reed's oldest child Mary Stone on The Donna Reed Show ( 1958 – 1963 ), and as Hayden Fox's love interest ( and eventual wife ) Christine Armstrong on the sitcom Coach ( 1989 – 1997 ).