Roland Michener
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The Right Honourable ρ Daniel Roland Michener PC CC CMM OOnt CD QC FRHSC(hon) |
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| 20th Governor General of Canada | |
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In office April 17, 1967 – January 14, 1974 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
Lester B. Pearson Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Georges Vanier |
| Succeeded by | Jules Léger |
| 24th Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons | |
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In office October 14, 1957 – September 26, 1962 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
Vincent Massey Georges Vanier |
| Prime Minister | John George Diefenbaker |
| Preceded by | Louis-René Beaudoin |
| Succeeded by | Marcel Lambert |
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April 19, 1900 Lacombe, Northwest Territories, Canada (now Lacombe, Alberta) |
| Died | August 6, 1991 (aged 91) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Norah Michener |
| Profession | Lawyer, Politician, Diplomat |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
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Viceregal styles of Roland Michener (1967-1974) |
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| Reference style | His Excellency the Right Honourable Son Excellence le très honorable |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency Votre Excellence |
| Alternative style | Sir Monsieur |
Daniel Roland Michener PC CC CMM OOnt CD QC FRHSC(hon) (April 19, 1900 – August 6, 1991), commonly known as Roland Michener, was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 20th since Canadian Confederation.
Michener was born and educated in Alberta, where, after serving briefly in the Royal Air Force, he acquired a university degree. He then attended the University of Oxford as a Rhodes scholar, playing hockey there and obtaining his two master's degrees. Subsequently, Michener returned to Canada and worked as a lawyer before entering politics, first in the provincial sphere and later in the federal; Michener was elected to the House of Commons in 1957, where-after he served as speaker of the house until 1962 and then in diplomatic postings between 1964 and 1967. He was that year appointed as governor general by Queen Elizabeth II, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada Lester B. Pearson, to replace Georges Vanier as viceroy, and he occupied the post until succeeded by Jules Léger in 1974. Michener proved to be a populist governor general whose tenure is considered to be a key turning point in the history of his office.
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