Antoinette Perry (lieutenant governor)

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The Honourable
Antoinette Perry
OPEI
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29th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
In office
October 20, 2017 –October 17, 2024
Governors General
Premier
Preceded by H. Frank Lewis
Succeeded by Wassim Salamoun
Personal details
Born1953or1954(age 70–71)
Tignish, Prince Edward Island [ citation needed ]
Alma mater Université de Moncton (1976)
ProfessionSchoolteacher, church organist

Antoinette Perry, OPEI (born 1953 or 1954) [1] is a Canadian former schoolteacher who served as the 29th lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island from 2017 to 2024, acting as the province's viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II and then of King Charles III. She was appointed on September 14, 2017, by Governor General David Johnston on the constitutional advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, [2] [3] [4] and was sworn in on October 20, 2017, succeeding H. Frank Lewis. [5] Perry's swearing in ceremony took place in Tignish, Prince Edward Island, marking the first time a PEI lieutenant governor was sworn in outside of the province's capital, Charlottetown. [6]

Perry is an Acadian who taught as a schoolteacher for 32 years after attaining a bachelor's degree in music education at the Université de Moncton in 1976, and has also served as the church organist at St. Simon & St. Jude Church in Tignish. [4] [7] Perry, who is single, was the first unmarried lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island. [1]

Arms

Coat of arms of Antoinette Perry
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Crest
A blue jay rising Proper wearing a coronet flory and holding in its beak a mullet Or issuant from a coronet erablé Gules.
Escutcheon
Azure a rank of organ pipes Or charged with a treble clef Gules.
Supporters
Two Doberman pinschers each gorged of oregano and summer savoury leaves standing on a verdant base set with lady’s slipper flowers and oak leaves bordered by sandstone cliffs beaches and the sea Proper.
Motto
One day at a time [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Laforest, Jacinthe (September 19, 2017). "Antoinette Perry deviendra lieutenante-gouverneure de l'Î.-P.-É" [Antoinette Perry will become the Lieutenant Governor of PEI]. La Voix Acadienne (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Antoinette Perry appointed lieutenant-governor of P.E.I." CBC News. September 14, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Justin Trudeau names Antoinette Perry new P.E.I. lieutenant-governor". The Guardian. September 14, 2017. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Acadian church organist named 42nd lieutenant-governor of Prince Edward Island". National Post. September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ Gill, Jordan (October 6, 2017). "New lieutenant-governor to be sworn in outside Charlottetown". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ "New P.E.I. lieutenant-governor will be sworn in Oct. 20 in Tignish". The Guardian. October 6, 2017. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Prime Minister announces new Lieutenant Governor for Prince Edward Island". CNW Group. September 14, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Antoinette PERRY". Register of Arms, Flags and Badges. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
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