Jeanne Sauvé
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The Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé PC CC CMM CD |
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| 23rd Governor General of Canada | |
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In office May 14, 1984 – January 28, 1990 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
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| Preceded by | Edward Schreyer |
| Succeeded by | Ray Hnatyshyn |
| 29th Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons | |
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In office April 14, 1980 – January 15, 1984 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Edward Schreyer |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | James Jerome |
| Succeeded by | Lloyd Francis |
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Jeanne Mathilde Benoît April 26, 1922 Prud'homme, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | January 26, 1993 (aged 70) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Maurice Sauvé |
| Profession | Politician, journalist |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Viceregal styles of Jeanne Sauvé (1984–1990) |
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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 |
Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé PC CC CMM CD (née Benoît, April 26, 1922 – January 26, 1993) was a Canadian journalist, politician, and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 23rd since Canadian Confederation.
Sauvé was born in Saskatchewan and educated in Ottawa and Paris, prior to working as a journalist for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). She was then elected to the House of Commons in 1972, whereafter she served as a minister of the Crown until 1980, when she became the Speaker of the House of Commons. She was in 1984 appointed as governor general by Queen Elizabeth II, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau, to replace Edward Richard Schreyer as vicereine, and she occupied the post until succeeded by Ray Hnatyshyn in 1990. She was the first woman to serve as Canada's governor general and, while her appointment as the Queen's representative was initially and generally welcomed, Sauvé caused some controversy during her time as vicereine, mostly due to increased security around the office, as well as an anti-monarchist attitude towards the position.
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