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Adrienne-Louise Clarksonb. 10 Feb 1939, Hong Kong |
| Title: | Governor General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Canada = Gouverneure générale et Commandante en chef du Canada |
| Term: | 7 Oct 1999 - 27 Sep 2005 |
| Chronology: | 8 Sep 1999, appointed by Commission under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet [1] |
| 7 Oct 1999, oath of allegiance, oath of office and oath of Keeper of the Great Seal of Canada taken, Senate Chamber, Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Ontario [2] | |
| 27 Sep 2005, expiration of term with formal installation of appointed successor [3] | |
| Names/titles: | Original Chinese name: Wu Bingzhi [pinyin]; Ng Bingzi [Cantonese]; née Adrienne-Louise Poy; surname changed to Clarkson on her marriage in 1963 and retained after divorce |
| Biography: | |
The daughter of a prominent businessman, William Poy, who lost his property after the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong in 1941, Adrienne Poy came to Canada with her parents in 1942. After attending school in Ottawa, she received her master's degree at the University of Toronto in 1961. From 1961-1963 she studied at the Sorbonne, Paris, and in 1965 she began an award-winning, 18-year-long career as TV host-interviewer for the CBC programs. Between 1968 and 1971 she published her two novels and the interviews. She was appointed Ontario's agent-general in Paris from 1982-1987 and publisher of McClelland & Stewart from 1987-1989. In 1989 she returned to broadcasting as executive producer and host of CBC's national arts showcase Adrienne Clarkson Presents. Biography source: [4] |
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| Sources and notes: | |
| [1] | Canada Gazette Part I / EXTRA Vol. 133, No. 3 / Ottawa, Thursday, October 7, 1999 = Gazette du Canada Partie I / ÉDITION SPÉCIALE Vol. 133, n° 3 / Ottawa, le jeudi 7 octobre 1999. P. 3. |
| [2] | Canada Gazette Part I / EXTRA Vol. 133, No. 3 / Ottawa, Thursday, October 7, 1999 = Gazette du Canada Partie I / ÉDITION SPÉCIALE Vol. 133, n° 3 / Ottawa, le jeudi 7 octobre 1999. P. 1-2. |
| [3] | Canada Gazette Part I / EXTRA Vol. 139, No. 8 / Ottawa, Tuesday, September 27, 2005 = Gazette du Canada Partie I / ÉDITION SPÉCIALE Vol. 139, n° 8 / Ottawa, le mardi 27 septembre 2005. P. 1-2. |
| [4] | The Canadian encyclopedia: year 2000 edition. McClelland & Stewart Inc., Toronto. |
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