The first woman to serve as Governor General was the Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé, the 23rd Governor General of Canada.
The Governor General of Canada is appointed by Her Majesty the Queen of Canada on the advice of the Prime Minister. The first Governor General of Canada's appointment predates Confederation (1867), having been appointed in 1861. His successor, the first appointed after Confederation, was appointed in 1869. The office is often considered to date back to 1627, with the first Governor of New France, and switched from being French to British in 1760.
The first Governor General to be chosen in Canada, as opposed to by the British government, was Lord Tweedsmuir in 1935. Despite being chosen in Canada, he was still British like most of his predecessors under British rule. A Canadian Governor General wouldn't be chosen until Vincent Massey in 1952.
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The Governor General of the Province of Canada in 1860 was Sir Edmund Walker Head, 8th Baronet.
The Governor General of Canada should be initially addressed in conversation as Your Excellency (or simply Excellency), and subsequently as Ma'am (or Sir, in the case of a male governor general).
The Queen is the head of state. The Prime Minister is the head of government. The Queen is represented in Canada by the Governor General.
The Queen's representative in Canada is the "Governor General". At the momenth this particular position belongs to David Johnston.
The first female Governor General of Canada was the Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé.
Jeanne Sauvé was the first female Governor General of Canada, serving from 1984-1990.
At Confederation, the Governor General was The Right Honourable The Viscount Monck.
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As per the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General of Canada, Canada does not use a hyphen for "Governor General".
The Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé, P.C., C.C., C.M.M., C.D., the 23rd Governor General of Canada, was the first female to serve as Canada's governor general.
Address the Governor General or his or her spouse as "Excellency" or "Your Excellency" first, then as "Sir" or "Madame" as is gender appropriate thereafter.
The Governor General of Canada earns CAD $129,800 per annum.
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In what year? ========== Upper Canada had a Lieutenant Governor.
Her Majesty the Queen of Canada appoints the Governor General (on the advice of the prime minister).
Which governor-general? The governor-general of Canada is in a different position than the governor-general of Australia.