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As governor general-designate. It was on September 8, 1999, announced from the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada that Queen Elizabeth II had approved Prime Minister Jean Chrétien 's choice of Clarkson to succeed Roméo LeBlanc as the Queen's representative.
Aug 15, 2010 · Adrienne Louise Clarkson, PC, CC, CMM, COM, CD, 26th governor general of Canada 1999–2005, television personality, journalist, novelist, public servant, publisher (born 10 February 1939 in Hong Kong). In 1999, Clarkson was appointed as Canada’s 26th governor general by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.
Nov 2, 2015 · Welcome to the official website of The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Canada’s 26th Governor General from 1999-2005. Madame Clarkson is universally acknowledged to have transformed the office during her six years at Rideau Hall and to have left an indelible mark on Canada’s history.
May 1, 2024 · Adrienne Clarkson (born Feb. 10, 1939, Hong Kong) is a Canadian statesman, author, and television personality. She was governor-general of Canada from 1999 to 2005. Clarkson fled the British colony of Hong Kong with her family in 1942, after the Japanese had occupied the island.
She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1992, and upon her appointment as governor general in 1999, she became Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada. Madame Clarkson was the 26 th Governor General of Canada, from October 7, 1999, to September 27, 2005.
After eighteen years she left television to become Agent-General for Ontario in France, to return to create the first cultural programme the CBC had done in 20 years – Adrienne Clarkson Presents, in which she presented cultural events, featured artists, and created new works of drama.
Dec 6, 2023 · Former governor general and longtime CBC journalist Adrienne Clarkson has been inducted into the CBC News Hall of fame, becoming the 10th inductee since the honour was established.
