The first female Governor General of Canada was the Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé.
first female governor general of Canada
The Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé, P.C., C.C., C.M.M., C.D., the 23rd Governor General of Canada, was the first female to serve as Canada's governor general.
In Australia, the first female Governor-General is Quentin Bryce, who was appointed on 5 September 2008.
Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé PC CC CMM CD was Canada's first Governor General. She was appointed January 28, 1984 and took office May 14, 1984
At Confederation, the Governor General was The Right Honourable The Viscount Monck.
The first woman to serve as Governor General was the Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé, the 23rd Governor General of Canada.
New Zealand's first female Governor-general.
Michaelle Jean
The first female governor was Joan Finney, from 1991 to 1995. She was the first female candidate in the US to defeat an incumbent male governor in a state general election.
Address the Governor General or his or her spouse as "Excellency" or "Your Excellency" first, then as "Sir" or "Madame" as is gender appropriate thereafter.
In the State of Victoria, Australia, the Queen's representative is the Governor, Professor David de Kretser, A.C.The city of Victoria is the capital of the province of British Columbia in Canada. The Queen's representative in British Columbia is Lieutenant Governor Steven L. Point, OBC.