Jules Léger
Diplomat, Politician
1913 – 1980
Who was Jules Léger?
Jules Léger PC CC CMM CD was a Canadian diplomat and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 21st since Canadian Confederation.
Léger was born and educated in Quebec and France prior to starting a career in the Canadian Department of External Affairs, and eventually served as ambassador to a number of countries. He was in 1973 appointed as governor general by Queen Elizabeth II, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau, to replace Roland Michener as viceroy, and he occupied the post until succeeded by Edward Schreyer in 1979. As the Queen's representative, Léger was credited for modernising the office and fostering Canadian unity.
On June 1, 1979, Léger was sworn into the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, giving him the accordant style of The Honourable. However, as a former Governor General of Canada, Léger was entitled to be styled for life with the superior form of The Right Honourable. He died on November 22, 1980.
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- Born
- Apr 4, 1913
Saint-Anicet - Also known as
- Jules Leger
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- Université de Montréal
- University of Paris
- Died
- Nov 22, 1980
Ottawa
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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