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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned as trustees
and/or officers of GARTMORE VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST (the "Trust"), a
Massachusetts business trust, which have filed or will file with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of
1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, various Registration
Statements and amendments thereto for the registration under said Acts of the
Trust hereby constitutes and appoints Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xxxxxx X.
Xxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, and Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxx, and each of them with power to act
without the others, his/her attorney, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for and in his/her name, place and xxxxx, in any and all
capacities, to approve, and sign such Registration Statements and any and all
amendments thereto, with power to affix the corporate seal of said corporation
thereto and to attest said seal and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto
and other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing requisite to
all intents and purposes as he/she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming that which said attorneys, or any of them, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof. This instrument may be executed in ore or
more counterparts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have herewith set their names and seals
as of this 19th day of September, 2002.
/s/Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Trustee Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Trustee
/s/ X. Xxxxx XxXxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
C. Xxxxx XxXxxx, Trustee Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Trustee
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, XX
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Trustee Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Trustee
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, XX
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Trustee Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, XX, Trustee
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Trustee Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Trustee
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Trustee
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