Image: DSC01921 - Right Honourable Jeanne Sauve (44084432204)

Description: PLEASE, NO invitations or self promotions, THEY WILL BE DELETED. My photos are FREE to use, just give me credit and it would be nice if you let me know, thanks. I just like how the artist did the painting.... The Right Honourable Jeanne Sauve, Governor General 1984-1990 Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé PC CC CMM CD (April 26, 1922 – January 26, 1993) was a Canadian journalist, politician, and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 23rd since Canadian Confederation. Sauvé was born in Saskatchewan and educated in Ottawa and Paris, prior to working as a journalist for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). She was then elected to the House of Commons in 1972, whereafter she served as a minister of the Crown until 1980, when she became the Speaker of the House of Commons. She was in 1984 appointed as governor general by Queen Elizabeth II, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau, she occupied the post until 1990. She was the first woman to serve as Canada's governor general.
Title: DSC01921 - Right Honourable Jeanne Sauve (44084432204)
Credit: DSC01921 - Right Honourable Jeanne Sauve
Author: Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada
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License: CC BY-SA 2.0
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