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Ramon John Hnatyshynb. 16 Mar 1934, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Title: | Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada = Gouverneur général et Commandant en chef du Canada |
| Term: | 29 Jan 1990 - 8 Feb 1995 |
| Chronology: | 14 Dec 1989, appointed by Commission under the Great Seal of Canada [1] |
| 29 Jan 1990, oath of allegiance, oath of office and oath of Keeper of the Great Seal of Canada taken, Senate Chamber, Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Ontario [2] | |
| 8 Feb 1995, termination of appointment with the installation of a successor [3] | |
| Names/titles: | Also known as Ray Hnatyshyn |
| Biography: | |
| The son of a senator of Ukrainian descent, Ramon "Ray" Hnatyshyn was educated at the University of Saskatchewan and worked for the government leader in the Senate (1958-1960). He was called to the Bar of Saskatchewan in 1957 and practised law in Saskatoon (1956-1958, 1960-1974). Elected a Conservative MP for Saskatoon in the 1974 General Election, he was Minister of Energy in the Clark government (1979-1980). Hnatyshyn was named House leader in 1984 and after the general election in September 1984, served as government leader in the Commons (1984-1986) before being named Minister of Justice. He was defeated in the 1988 General Election. Hnatyshyn practised trade and corporate law at the established Ottawa firm of Cowling, Strathy & Henderson from April 1989 to January 1990. During his term as governor general, Hnatyshyn encouraged the development of arts and instituted Governor General's Performing Arts Awards in 1992. He acted as official host for 26 heads of state, making more than 1,200 speeches and re-opening the grounds of Rideau Hall to the public in 1990. | |
| Biographical sources: The Canadian encyclopedia: year 2000 edition. McClelland & Stewart Inc., Toronto; The Globe and Mail, Thursday, December 19, 2002, pp. (A1)-A3 (obituary). | |
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| [1] | Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol. 124, No. 5, Ottawa, Saturday, February 3, 1990 / Gazette du Canada, Partie I, Vol. 124, N° 5, Ottawa, Le Samedi 3 Février 1990, pp. 351-352 (published also as Extra No. 1, dated Monday, January 29, 1990). |
| [2] | Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol. 124, No. 5, Ottawa, Saturday, February 3, 1990 / Gazette du Canada, Partie I, Vol. 124, N° 5, Ottawa, Le Samedi 3 Février 1990, pp. 350-351 (published also as Extra No. 1, dated Monday, January 29, 1990); The Globe and Mail, 146th Year, No. 43,729, Tuesday, January 30, 1990, pp. (1)-2. |
| [3] | Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol. 129, Extra No. 2, Ottawa, Wednesday, February 8, 1995 / Gazette du Canada, Partie I, Vol. 129, Édition Spéciale N° 2, Ottawa, Le Mercredi, 8 Février 1995, pp. (1)-2; The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Thursday, February 9, 1995, A01, A04, A23. |
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