Governors General of Canada since 1867
Assumed Office | ||
1 | The Viscount Monck, GCMG | July 1, 1867 |
2 | Lord Lisgar, GCMG | Feb. 2, 1869 |
3 | The Earl of Dufferin, KP, GCMG, KCB | June 25, 1872 |
4 | The Marquess of Lorne, KT, GCMG | Nov. 25, 1878 |
5 | The Marquess of Lansdowne, GCMG | Oct. 23, 1883 |
6 | Lord Stanley of Preston, GCB | June 11, 1888 |
7 | The Earl of Aberdeen, KT, GCMG | Sept. 18, 1893 |
8 | The Earl of Minto, GCMG | Nov. 12, 1898 |
9 | The Earl Grey, GCMG | Dec. 10, 1904 |
10 | Field Marshal H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught, KG | Oct. 13, 1911 |
11 | The Duke of Devonshire, KG, GCMG, GCVO | Nov. 11, 1916 |
12 | Gen. The Lord Byng of Vimy, GCB, GCMG, MVO | Aug. 11, 1921 |
13 | The Viscount Willingdon of Ratton, GCSI, GCIE, GBE | Oct. 2, 1926 |
14 | The Earl of Bessborough, GCMG | April 4, 1931 |
15 | Lord Tweedsmuir of Elsfield, GCMG, GCVO, CH | Nov. 2, 1935 |
16 | Maj. Gen. The Earl of Athlone, KG, PC, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, DSO | June 21, 1940 |
17 | Field Marshal The Rt. Hon. Viscount Alexander of Tunis, KG, GCB, GCMG, CSI, DSO, MC, LLD, ADC | April 12, 1946 |
18 | The Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey, PC, CH | Feb. 28, 1952 |
19 | Maj. Gen. The Rt. Hon. Georges Philias Vanier, PC, DSO, MC, CD | Sept. 15, 1959 |
20 | The Rt. Hon. Daniel Roland Michener, PC, CC | April 17, 1967 |
21 | The Rt. Hon. Jules Léger, CC, CMM | Jan. 14, 1974 |
22 | The Rt. Hon. Edward Richard Schreyer, PC, CC, CMM, CD | Jan. 22, 1979 |
23 | The Rt. Hon. Jeanne Sauvé, PC, CC, CMM, CD | May 14, 1984 |
24 | The Rt. Hon. Ramon John Hnatyshyn, PC, CC, CMM, CD, QC | Jan. 29, 1990 |
25 | The Rt. Hon. Roméo-A. LeBlanc, PC, CC, CMM, CD | Feb. 8, 1995 |
26 | The Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson, PC, CC, CMM, COM, CD | Oct. 7, 1999 |
27 | The Rt. Hon. Michaëlle Jean, CC, CMM, COM, CD | Sept. 27, 2005 |
28 | The Rt. Hon. David Lloyd Johnston, CC, CMM, COM, CD, AB, LLB, DD | Oct. 1, 2010 |
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