The governor general of Canada is the federal representative of the Canadian monarch,currently King Charles III. The king or queen of Canada is also monarch and head of state of 14 other Commonwealth realms and lives in the United Kingdom. The monarch,on the advice of his or her Canadian prime minister,appoints a governor general to administer the government of Canada in the monarch's name. The commission is for an indefinite period—known as serving at His Majesty's pleasure—though,five years is the usual length of term. Since 1959,it has also been traditional to alternate between francophone and anglophone officeholders. The 30th and current governor general is Mary Simon,who was sworn in on 26 July 2021. An Inuk leader from Nunavik in Quebec,Simon is the first aboriginal person to hold the office.
The United States order of precedence is an advisory document maintained by the Ceremonials Division of the Office of the Chief of Protocol of the United States which lists the ceremonial order,or relative preeminence,for domestic and foreign government officials at diplomatic,ceremonial,and social events within the United States and abroad. The list is used to mitigate miscommunication and embarrassment in diplomacy,and offer a distinct and concrete spectrum of preeminence for ceremonies. Often the document is used to advise diplomatic and ceremonial event planners on seating charts and order of introduction. Former presidents,vice presidents,first ladies,second ladies,and secretaries of state and retired Supreme Court justices are also included in the list.
The deputy prime minister of Canada is a minister of the Crown and a member of the Canadian Cabinet. The office is conferred at the discretion of the prime minister and does not have an associated departmental portfolio. Canadian deputy prime ministers are appointed to the Privy Council and styled as the Honourable,a privilege maintained for life.
Henry Stafford Northcote,1st Baron Northcote,was a British Conservative politician who served as the third governor-general of Australia,in office from 1904 to 1908. He was previously the governor of Bombay from 1900 to 1903,as well as a government minister under Lord Salisbury.
A. Anne McLellan is a Canadian politician and academic who served as the ninth deputy prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006. She was a cabinet minister in the Liberal governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin,and represented Edmonton in the House of Commons of Canada. She also held the positions of solicitor general,minister of health,and minister of justice of Canada.
Herbert Eser Gray was a Canadian lawyer who became a prominent federal politician. He was a Liberal member of parliament for the Windsor area over the course of four decades,from 1962 to 2002,making Gray one of the longest-serving members in Canadian history. He was a cabinet minister under three prime ministers and was the seventh deputy prime minister from 1997 to 2002. Gray was Canada's first Jewish federal cabinet minister,and he is one of the few Canadians granted the honorific The Right Honourable who was not so entitled by virtue of a position held.
Michaëlle Jean is a Canadian former journalist who served as the 27th governor general of Canada from 2005 to 2010. She is the first Haitian Canadian and black person to hold this office.
(Robert) Gordon Robertson,was the commissioner of the Northwest Territories from November 15,1953 to July 12,1963 who,having been sworn in at the age of 36,remains the youngest person to ever hold the office. He went on to become Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet,the top position in the Canadian public service.
The Minister for the Cabinet Office is a position in the Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom. The minister is responsible for the work and policies of the Cabinet Office,and since February 2022,reports to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The position is currently the third highest ranking minister in the Cabinet Office,after the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
The Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner of Canada is an entity of the Parliament of Canada. The commissioner is an independent officer of Parliament,who administers the Conflict of Interest Act and the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons and is supported in this role by the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner. The position came into effect on July 9,2007,with the coming into force of the Conflict of Interest Act. This act,in turn,was enacted as part of the Federal Accountability Act.
Paul Wyatt Dick,was a lawyer,Canadian politician and broker.
Secretary to the Governor General is the title used by the administrative head of the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG),the Canadian government office that supports the work of the Governor General of Canada. The position is based at Rideau Hall in Ottawa,Ontario.
The Herald Chancellor is an officer at the Canadian Heraldic Authority. The office is always filled by the Secretary to the Governor General. The Herald Chancellor is responsible for the administration of the entire vice-regal office. In some ways,the position is analogous to the Earl Marshal in England,as it is the Herald Chancellor who issues the warrants permitting the Chief Herald of Canada to make grants of arms. The Herald Chancellor also signs each completed grant document,along with the Chief Herald.
Judy May Foote is a former Canadian politician who served as the 14th lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador from 2018 to 2023. She was the first woman to hold the position.
Sheila-Marie Suzanne Cook was a senior Canadian civil servant. She served as Secretary to the Governor General of Canada and Herald Chancellor of Canada from September 18,2006 until January 31,2011. In February 2007,she received her commission as Deputy of the Governor General of Canada. Originally from Granby,Quebec,she was a long-time resident of Calgary,Alberta.
Judith Isabel Guichon,,is a Canadian rancher and organizer who served as the 29th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia,serving from 2012 to 2018. She was the viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II in the province of British Columbia,and was appointed by Governor General David Johnston on the advice of then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
The Advisory Committee on Vice-Regal Appointments was established on 4 November 2012 to assist the government of Canada with the appointment of the governor general of Canada,provincial lieutenant governors,and territorial commissioners. The committee was disbanded following the defeat of the Conservative Party of Canada,led by Stephen Harper,in the 2015 federal election and remains "dormant" under Harper's successor as prime minister,Justin Trudeau.
Janice Charette is a Canadian public servant and diplomat who served as clerk of the Privy Council and secretary to the Cabinet from 2014 to 2016 and again from 2021 to 2023. Charette was the Canadian high commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2021.
Michael Wernick is a Canadian retired public servant who served as the 23rd clerk of the Privy Council for Canada from 2016 to 2019. Following his tenure as clerk,Wernick joined the University of Ottawa,where he was named Jarislowsky chair of public sector management.
Yaprak Baltacioğlu is a retired Canadian public servant,lawyer,and professor of Turkish descent. She has held senior leadership positions in the Canadian public service,serving as Secretary of the Treasury Board from 2012 to 2018. Baltacioğlu retired from the public service in 2018,and was appointed as the twelfth Chancellor of Carleton University in 2018. She is also on the faculty at the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto where she teaches graduate courses.
