Mary Simon
Governor General of Canada since 2021
Mary Jeannie May Simon OC OQ (Inuktitut: Ningiukudluk; born August 21, 1947)[1] is a Canadian former broadcaster, civil servant and diplomat. She is the governor general of Canada since 2021.[2]
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 Simon in 2022 | |
| 30th Governor General of Canada | |
| Assumed office July 26, 2021 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Julie Payette |
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| Born | Mary Jeannie May August 21, 1947 Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec, Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Otis (m. 1967) George Simon Whit Fraser (m. 1994) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Johnny May (brother) |
| Education | Kuujjuaq Federal Day School Fort Carson High School |
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Simon was born in Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec and briefly worked as a producer and announcer for CBC North in the 1970s.
Simon served as Canada's first ambassador for Circumpolar Affairs from 1994 to 2004, and was a lead negotiator for the creation of the Arctic Council.[3] She then was the Canadian ambassador to Denmark from 1999 to 2002.
On July 6, 2021, the federal government announced that Simon was selected to replace Julie Payette as the 30th governor general of Canada. She became governor-general on July 26, 2021.
References change
- ↑ "Simon, Mary | Inuit Literatures ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᒍᓯᖏᑦ Littératures inuites". inuit.uqam.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-gg-1.6091376
- ↑ "Biography – Mary J. Simon". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
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