Roméo LeBlanc
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Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc PC CC CMM ONB CD (December 18, 1927 – June 24, 2009)[1] was a Canadian journalist and politician who served as Governor General of Canada from 1995 to 1999, the 25th since Canadian Confederation.
Roméo LeBlanc | |
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25th Governor General of Canada | |
In office February 8, 1995 – October 7, 1999 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
Preceded by | Ray Hnatyshyn |
Succeeded by | Adrienne Clarkson |
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Born | Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc (1927-12-18)December 18, 1927 Memramcook, New Brunswick, Canada |
Died | June 24, 2009(2009-06-24) (aged 81) Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
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Children | Dominic LeBlanc Genevieve LeBlanc |
Profession | Politician, Journalist, Teacher |
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LeBlanc was born and educated in New Brunswick, and also studied in France prior to becoming a teacher and then a reporter for Radio-Canada. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1972, whereafter he served as a minister of the Crown until 1984, when he was moved to the Senate and became that chamber's Speaker.
In 1995, he was appointed as governor general by Queen Elizabeth II, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien, to replace Ramon John Hnatyshyn as viceroy, and he occupied the post until succeeded by Adrienne Clarkson in 1999, citing his health as the reason for his stepping down. His appointment as the Queen's representative caused some controversy, due to perceptions of political favouritism, though he was praised for raising the stature of Acadians and francophones, and for returning Rideau Hall to the centre of life in Ottawa. [citation needed]
On August 8, 1974, LeBlanc was sworn into the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.[2] He died of Alzheimer's disease on June 24, 2009, aged 81.