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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.
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 was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She immigrated to Canada with her family in 1968, fleeing the dictatorial regime of the time.
Sep 30, 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.
Michaelle Jean, Canadian journalist and documentarian who was Canada’s 27th governor-general (2005–10) and the first person of African heritage to hold that post. She later became the first woman to serve as secretary-general of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (2015–19).
et de son époux, M. Jean-Daniel Lafond. Official site of the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean and her husband, Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond
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.
Awareness of one's roots, of one's own place on the arc of history is critical. My life is intimately intertwined between South and North, between lands of resistance, and the legacies of formidable struggles. I was born September 6, 1957, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Jul 8, 2021 · Former governor general Michaëlle Jean, who hails from Haiti, joined Power & Politics Thursday to discuss the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and what it means for the future...
Feb 15, 2023 · Former governor general Michaëlle Jean says Haiti has become a failed state due to its worsening security and economic climate and is calling on Canada to take a leadership role to help stabilize...
