Adrienne Clarkson
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The Right Honourable Adrienne Louise Clarkson PC CC CMM COM CD FRSC(hon) FRAIC(hon) FRCPSC(hon) |
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| 26th Governor General of Canada | |
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In office October 7, 1999 – September 27, 2005 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
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| Preceded by | Roméo LeBlanc |
| Succeeded by | Michaëlle Jean |
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February 10, 1939 British Hong Kong |
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| Profession | Journalist |
| Religion | Anglican |
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Viceregal styles of Adrienne Clarkson (1999–2005) |
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| Reference style | Her Excellency the Right Honourable Son Excellence la très honorable |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency Votre Excellence |
| Alternative style | Ma'am Madame |
Adrienne Louise Clarkson PC CC CMM COM CD FRSC(hon) FRAIC(hon) FRCPSC(hon) (Chinese: 伍冰枝; pinyin: Wǔ Bīngzhī; née Poy, February 10, 1939) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian journalist, politician, and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation.
Clarkson arrived in Canada with her family in 1941, as a refugee from Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, and was raised in Ottawa. After receiving a number of university degrees, Clarkson worked as a producer and broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and a journalist for various magazines. Her first diplomatic posting came in the early 1980s, when she promoted Ontarian culture in France and other European countries. She was in 1999 appointed as governor general by Queen Elizabeth II, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien, to replace Roméo LeBlanc as viceroy and she occupied the post until succeeded by Michaëlle Jean in 2005. While Clarkson's appointment as the Canadian vicereine was generally welcomed at first, she caused some controversy during her time serving as the Queen's representative, mostly due to costs incurred in the operation of her office, as well as a somewhat anti-monarchist attitude toward the position.
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