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Michaëlle Jean PC CC CMM CD FRCPSC ( hon) ( French: [mi.ka.ɛl ʒɑ̃]; born September 6, 1957) is a Canadian former journalist who served from 2005 to 2010 as governor general of Canada, the 27th since Canadian Confederation. She is the first Haitian Canadian and black person to hold this office.
Nov 15, 2010 · Michaëlle Jean, social activist, journalist, documentary filmmaker, governor general of Canada 2005–2010, secretary general of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie 2014–2019 (born 6 September 1957 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti). The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada from 2005 to 2010.
Michaëlle Jean ( /mi.ka.ɛl ʒɑ̃/ ), née le 6 septembre 1957 à Port-au-Prince ( Haïti) 1, est une femme d'État, diplomate, animatrice de télévision et journaliste canadienne. De septembre 2005 à septembre 2010, elle est la vingt-septième gouverneure générale du Canada, la troisième femme à occuper ce poste après Jeanne Sauvé et Adrienne Clarkson.
May 2, 2024 · Michaëlle Jean (born September 6, 1957, Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is a Canadian journalist and documentarian who was Canada’s 27th governor-general (2005–10) and the first person of African heritage to hold that post.
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Michaëlle Jean was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She immigrated to Canada with her family in 1968, fleeing the dictatorial regime of the time.
Oct 1, 2010 · Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean is profiled, from her birth in Haiti to the end of her appointment as the Queen's representative in Canada.
In 2005, Michaëlle Jean became the Governor General of Canada. A dedicated journalist and citizen of the world, she devoted her mandate to youth, women, Indigenous people, and culture, promoting social change and international diplomacy.
