Clarkson Becomes Governor-General of Canada
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics, Women’s Issues
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Media, Journalism, Journalists
- Curriculum: Women’s History, Canadian History, Asian American History
- Geographical Location: Canada
- Date: October 7, 1999
Article abstract: Noted journalist and reporter Adrienne Clarkson, the daughter of Chinese refugees, was the first member of an ethnic minority appointed the queen’s representative in Canada.
A Controversial Appointment
On September 8, 1999, after Romeo LeBlanc, governor-general of Canada, had announced his resignation because of ill health, Prime Minister Jean Joseph-Jacques Chrétien announced in the foyer of the House of Commons that the queen had accepted the appointment of Adrienne Clarkson as the country’s twenty-sixth governor-general. She was...
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