List of Governors General of Canada

The following is a list of the Governors and Governors General of Canada. Though the present day office of the Governor General in Canada came into being only upon Canadian Confederation in 1867, it is generally accepted that the institution is a continuation from the first governorship of New France in 1608.^[1]

Governors of New France, 1627-1663

#	Name	Image	Governor from	Governor until
Governors under Louis XIII (1627 – 1643):
1	Samuel de Champlain		1627	1635
2	Charles de Montmagny		1635
Governors under Louis XIV (1643 – 1663):
2	Charles de Montmagny			1648
3	Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge		1648	1651
4	Jean de Lauzon		1651	1657
5	Le vicompte de Mouzay		1658	1661
6	Le baron d'Avaugour		1661	1663

Governors General of New France, 1663-1760

#	Name	Image	Governor from	Governor until
Governors under Louis XIV (1663 – 1715):
7	Augustin de Saffray de Mésy		1663	1665
8	Daniel de Rémy de Courcelle		1665	1672
9	Le comte de Frontenac		1672	1682
10	Joseph-Antoine de La Barre		1682	1685
11	Le marquis de Denonville		1685	1689
9	Le comte de Frontenac		1689	1698
12	Hector de Callière		1698	1703
13	Le marquis de Vaudreuil		1703
Governors under Louis XV (1715 – 1760):
13	Le marquis de Vaudreuil			1725
14	Le marquis de Beauharnois		1725	1747
15	Le comte de La Galissonnière		1747	1749
16	Le marquis de la Jonquière		1749	1752
17	Le marquis du Quesne		1752	1755
19	Le marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal		1755	1760

Governors of the Province of Quebec, 1760-1786

#	Name	Image	Governor from	Governor until
Governors under King George III (1760 – 1786):
1	Sir Jeffrey Amherst		1760	1763
2	James Murray		1764	1768
3	Sir Guy Carleton KB		1768	1778
4	Sir Frederick Haldimand KB		1778	1786

Governors-in-Chief/Governors General of The Canadas, 1786-1840

#	Name	Image	Governor from	Governor until
Governors under King George III (1786 – 1840):
3	The Lord Dorchester KB		1786	1796
5	Robert Prescott		1796	1799
6	Sir Robert Milnes		1799	1805
7	Thomas Dunn		1805	1807
8	Sir James Henry Craig KB		1807	1811
9	Sir George Prévost Bt		1811	1815
10	Sir Gordon Drummond		1815	1816
11	Sir John Coape Sherbrooke		1816	1818
12	The Duke of Richmond KG PC		1818	1820
13	The Earl of Dalhousie GCB		1820
Governors under King George IV (1820 –
13	The Earl of Dalhousie GCB			1828
14	Sir James Kempt GCB		1828	1830
Governors under King William IV (1830 – 1837):
15	The Lord Aylmer		1830	1835
16	The Earl of Gosford GCB		1835
Governors under Queen Victoria (1837 – 1840):
16	The Earl of Gosford[n 1] GCB			1837
17	Sir John Colborne[n 1] GCB GCMG GCH AdC(P)		1837	1838
18	The Earl of Durham		1838	1839
19	The Lord Sydenham PC		1839	1840

Governors General of the Province of Canada, 1840-1867

#	Name	Image	Governor from	Governor until
Governors under Queen Victoria (1840 – 1867):
19	The Lord Sydenham PC		1840	1841
20	Sir Charles Bagot		1842	1843
21	Sir Charles Metcalfe Bt PC		1843	1845
22	The Earl Cathcart GCB		1846	1847
23	The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine PC GCB		1847	1854
24	Sir Edmund Walker Head Bt KCB		1854	1861
25	The Viscount Monck PC GCMG		1861	1867

Governors General of Canada, 1867-present

#	Name	Image	Governor from	Governor until
Governors under Queen Victoria (1867 – 1901):
25	The Viscount Monck PC GCMG		1 July 1867	2 February 1869
26	The Lord Lisgar PC GCB GCMG		2 February 1869	25 June 1872
27	The Earl of Dufferin KP PC GCB GCMG		25 June 1872	25 November 1878
28	The Marquess of Lorne KG KT PC GCMG GCVO		25 November 1878	23 October 1883
29	The Marquess of Lansdowne KG PC GCMG		23 October 1883	11 June 1888
30	The Lord Stanley of Preston KG PC GCB GCVO		11 June 1888	18 September 1893
31	The Earl of Aberdeen KT PC GCMG GCVO		18 September 1893	12 November 1898
32	The Earl of Minto KG PC GCMG		12 November 1898
Governors under King Edward VII (1901 – 1910):
32	The Earl of Minto KG PC GCMG			10 December 1904
33	The Earl Grey PC GCMG GCVO		10 December 1904
Governors under King George V (1910 – 1936):
33	The Earl Grey PC GCMG GCVO			13 October 1911
34	HRH The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn KG KT KP PC GCMG GCSI GCIE GCVO GCB VD AdC(P)		13 October 1911	11 November 1916
35	The Duke of Devonshire KG PC GCMG GCVO JP		11 November 1916	11 August 1921
36	The Lord Byng of Vimy GCB GCMG MVO		11 August 1921	2 October 1926
37	The Marquess of Willingdon PC GCSI GCMG GCIE GBE		2 October 1926	4 April 1931
38	The Earl of Bessborough PC GCMG		4 April 1931	2 November 1935
39	The Lord Tweedsmuir PC CH GCMG GCVO		2 November 1935
Governors under King Edward VIII (1936):
39	The Lord Tweedsmuir PC CH GCMG GCVO
Governors under King George VI (1936 – 1952):
39	The Lord Tweedsmuir PC CH GCMG GCVO			11 February 1940
40	The Earl of Athlone KG PC GCB GMMG GCVO DSO AdC(P) FRS		21 June 1940	12 April 1946
41	The Viscount Alexander of Tunis KG PC PC GCB OM GCMG CSI DSO MC CD		12 April 1946
Governors under Queen Elizabeth II (1952 – Present):
41	The Viscount Alexander of Tunis KG PC PC GCB OM GCMG CSI DSO MC CD			28 February 1952
42	Vincent Massey PC CH CD FRSC(hon)		28 February 1952	15 September 1959
43	Georges Vanier PC DSO MC* CD		15 September 1959	5 March 1967
44	Roland Michener PC CC CMM CD QC FRHSC		17 April 1967	14 January 1974
45	Jules Léger CC CMM CD		14 January 1974	22 January 1979
46	Edward Schreyer CC CMM CD		22 January 1979	14 May 1984
47	Jeanne Sauvé PC CC CMM CD		14 May 1984	29 January 1990
48	Ray Hnatyshyn PC CC CMM CD QC FRHSC(hon)		29 January 1990	8 February 1995
49	Roméo LeBlanc PC CC CMM CD		8 February 1995	7 October 1999
50	Adrienne Clarkson CC CMM COM CD		7 October 1999	27 September 2005
51	Michaëlle Jean CC CMM COM CD FRCPSC(hon)		27 September 2005

Administrators

The following is a list of Administrators of the Government, who were acting governors appointed as the result of the death or prolonged absence of the sitting viceroy, or for any other reason:

#	Name	Image	Date	Reason
1	Sir Lyman Poore Duff Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada		1931	Served between the departure of The Earl of Bessborough for India and the arrival of The Lord Tweedsmuir.
1	Sir Lyman Poore Duff Chief Justice of Canada		1940	Served following the death of The Lord Tweedsmuir.
2	Thibaudeau Rinfret Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada		1952	Served after the appointment of The Earl Alexander of Tunis to the British Cabinet until the appointment of Vincent Massey as his successor.
3	Robert Taschereau Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada		1967	Served following the death of Georges Vanier.
4	Beverley McLachlin Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada		2005	Served for several weeks in July, while Adrienne Clarkson was hospitalized for heart surgery.
5	John C. Major Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada		2005	Served on behalf of Adrienne Clarkson, from the morning of 27 September until the installation of Michaëlle Jean the same day.[2]

See also

• Governors General of Canada timeline
• List of viceregal consorts of Canada
• List of Canadian monarchs

Notes

References

External links

• Office of the Governor General of Canada. "Governor General > Former Governors General". Queen's Printer for Canada. http://www.gg.ca/gg/fgg/index_e.asp. 
• Department of Canadian Heritage. "Ceremonial and Canadian Symbols Promotion > A Crown of Maples - Appendices > Governors/Governors General of Canada". Queen's Printer for Canada. http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/ceem-cced/fr-rf/crnCdn/110-eng.cfm. 

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