List of Governors General of Canada

The following is a list of the governors and governors general of Canada. Though the present-day office of the Governor General of Canada is legislatively covered under the Constitution Act, 1867, and legally constituted by the Letters Patent, 1947, the institution is the oldest continuous and uniquely Canadian institution in Canada, having existed in an unbroken line since the appointment of Samuel de Champlain in 1627.^[1]

Viceroys of Canada, 1541–1627

Viceroys representing the monarchs of France
#	Name	Image	Viceroy from	Viceroy until
Under Francis I (1541–1547)
1	Jean-François de la Roque[2][3]		1541	1543
Under Henry III (1574–1589)
2	Troillus des Mesgoüets[2][4]		1578	?
Under Henry IV (1589–1610)
2	Troillus des Mesgoüets[2][4]		1598	?
3	Aymar de Chaste		1602	1603
Under Louis XIII (1610-1627)
4	Henri, Prince of Condé[5]		1614	1619
5	Henri II de Montmorency[6]		1619	1625
6	Henri de Lévis de Ventadour[7]		1625	1627

Governors of New France, 1627–1663

Governors representing the monarchs of France
#	Name	Image	Governor from	Governor until
Under Louis XIII (1627–1643)
1	Samuel de Champlain		1627	1635
2	Charles de Montmagny		1635	→
Under Louis XIV (1643–1663)
2	Charles de Montmagny		←	1648
3	Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge		1648	1651
4	Jean de Lauson		1651	1657
5	Le vicompte de Mouzay		1658	1661
6	Le baron d'Avaugour		1661	1663

Governors General of New France, 1663–1760

Governors general representing the monarchs of France
#	Name	Image	Governor from	Governor until
Under Louis XIV (1663–1715)
7	Augustin de Saffray de Mésy		1663	1665
8	Daniel de Rémy de Courcelle		1665	1672
9	Le comte de Frontenac et de Palluau		1672	1682
10	Joseph-Antoine de La Barre		1682	1685
11	Le marquis de Denonville		1685	1689
9	Le comte de Frontenac		1689	1698
12	Louis-Hector de Callière		1698	1703
13	Le marquis de Vaudreuil		1703	→
Under Louis XV (1715–1760)
13	Le marquis de Vaudreuil		←	1725
14	Le marquis de Beauharnois		1725	1747
15	Le comte de La Galissonnière		1747	1749
16	Le marquis de la Jonquière		1749	1752
17	Le marquis du Quesne		1752	1755
18	Le marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal		1755	1760

Governors of the Province of Quebec, 1760–1786

Governors representing the monarchs of Great Britain
#	Name	Image	Governor from	Governor until
Under George III (1760–1786)
19	Sir Jeffery Amherst		1760	1763
20	James Murray		1764	1768
21	Sir Guy Carleton KB		1768	1778
22	Sir Frederick Haldimand KB		1778	1786

Governors-in-Chief/Governors General of The Canadas, 1786–1841

Governors representing the monarchs of Great Britain
#	Name	Image	Governor from	Governor until
Under George III (1786–1820)
23	The Lord Dorchester KB		1786	1796
24	Robert Prescott		1796	1799
25	Sir Robert Milnes		1799	→
Governors representing the monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
25	Sir Robert Milnes		←	1805
26	Thomas Dunn		1805	1807
27	Sir James Henry Craig KB		1807	1811
28	Sir George Prévost Bt		1811	1815
29	Sir Gordon Drummond		1815	1816
30	Sir John Coape Sherbrooke		1816	1818
31	The Duke of Richmond KG PC		1818	1819
Under George IV (1820–1830)
32	The Earl of Dalhousie GCB		1820	1828
33	Sir James Kempt GCB		1828	1830
Under William IV (1830–1837)
34	The Lord Aylmer		1830	1835
35	The Earl of Gosford GCB		1835	1837
Under Victoria (1837–1841)
36	Sir John Colborne[n 1] GCB GCMG GCH AdC(P)		1837	1838
37	The Earl of Durham		1838	1839
38	The Lord Sydenham PC		1839	1841

Governors General of the Province of Canada, 1841–1867

Governors general representing the monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
#	Name	Image	Governor from	Governor until
Under Victoria (1841–1867)
38	The Lord Sydenham PC		1841
39	Sir Charles Bagot		1842	1843
40	Sir Charles Metcalfe Bt PC		1843	1845
41	The Earl Cathcart GCB		1846	1847
42	The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine PC GCB		1847	1854
43	Sir Edmund Walker Head Bt KCB		1854	1861
44	The Viscount Monck PC GCMG		1861	1867

Governors General of Canada, 1867–present

Governors general representing the monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
#	#	Name	Image	Governor from	Governor until
Under Victoria (1867–1901)
44	1	The Viscount Monck GCMG PC		1 July 1867	14 November 1868
45	2	The Lord Lisgar GCMG GCB PC		2 February 1869	25 June 1872
46	3	The Earl of Dufferin KP GCB GCMG PC		25 June 1872	25 November 1878
47	4	The Marquess of Lorne KG KT GCMG GCVO PC		25 November 1878	23 October 1883
48	5	The Marquess of Lansdowne KG GCMG PC		23 October 1883	11 June 1888
49	6	The Lord Stanley of Preston KG GCB GCVO PC		11 June 1888	18 September 1893
50	7	The Earl of Aberdeen KT GCMG GCVO PC		18 September 1893	12 November 1898
51	8	The Earl of Minto KG GCMG PC		12 November 1898	→
Under Edward VII (1901–1910)
51	8	The Earl of Minto KG GCMG PC		←	10 December 1904
52	9	The Earl Grey GCMG GCVO PC		10 December 1904	→
Under George V (1910–1931)
52	9	The Earl Grey GCMG GCVO PC		←	13 October 1911
53	10	The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn KG KT KP GCB GCSI GCMG GCIE GCVO GBE TD PC ADC(P)		13 October 1911	11 November 1916
54	11	The Duke of Devonshire KG GCMG GCVO PC JP		11 November 1916	11 August 1921
55	12	The Lord Byng of Vimy GCB GCMG MVO		11 August 1921	→
Governors general representing the monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
55	12	The Lord Byng of Vimy GCB GCMG MVO		←	2 October 1926
56	13	The Viscount Willingdon GCSI GCMG GCIE GBE PC		2 October 1926	4 April 1931
57	14	The Earl of Bessborough GCMG PC		4 April 1931	→
Governors general representing the monarchs of Canada
57	14	The Earl of Bessborough GCMG PC		←	2 November 1935
58	15	The Lord Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC		2 November 1935	→
Under Edward VIII (1936)
58	15	The Lord Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC		←	→
Under George VI (1936–1952)
58	15	The Lord Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC		←	11 February 1940
59	16	The Earl of Athlone KG GCB GCMG GCVO DSO PC ADC(P) FRS		21 June 1940	12 April 1946
60	17	The Viscount Alexander of Tunis KG GCB OM GCMG CSI DSO MC CD PC PC		12 April 1946	→
Under Elizabeth II (1952–present)
60	17	The Viscount Alexander of Tunis KG GCB OM GCMG CSI DSO MC CD PC PC		←	28 February 1952
61	18	Vincent Massey PC CH CD FRSC(hon)		28 February 1952	15 September 1959
62	19	Georges Vanier PC DSO MC* CD		15 September 1959	5 March 1967
63	20	Roland Michener PC CC CMM CD QC FRHSC		17 April 1967	14 January 1974
64	21	Jules Léger CC CMM CD		14 January 1974	22 January 1979
65 [<small>†</small> 1]	22	Edward Schreyer CC CMM CD		22 January 1979	14 May 1984
66	23	Jeanne Sauvé PC CC CMM CD		14 May 1984	29 January 1990
67	24	Ray Hnatyshyn PC CC CMM CD QC FRHSC(hon)		29 January 1990	8 February 1995
68	25	Roméo LeBlanc PC CC CMM CD		8 February 1995	7 October 1999
69	26	Adrienne Clarkson PC CC CMM COM CD FRSC(hon) FRAIC(hon) FRCPSC(hon)		7 October 1999	27 September 2005
70	27	Michaëlle Jean PC CC CMM COM CD FRCPSC(hon)		27 September 2005	1 October 2010
71	28	David Johnston CC CMM COM CD FRSC(hon) FRCPSC(hon)		1 October 2010
Colour denotes living former governors general

Administrators

The following is a list of Administrators of the Government, who were acting governors appointed as the result of the death or prolonged absence of the sitting viceroy, or for any other reason:

#	Name	Image	Date	Reason
1	Sir Lyman Poore Duff Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada		1931	Served between the departure of the Earl of Bessborough for India and the arrival of the Lord Tweedsmuir.
1	Sir Lyman Poore Duff Chief Justice of Canada		1940	Served following the death of the Lord Tweedsmuir.
2	Thibaudeau Rinfret Chief Justice of Canada		1952	Served after the appointment of the Earl Alexander of Tunis to the British Cabinet until the appointment of Vincent Massey as his successor.
3	Robert Taschereau Chief Justice of Canada		1967	Served following the death of Georges Vanier.
4	Beverley McLachlin Chief Justice of Canada		2005	Served for several weeks in July, while Adrienne Clarkson was hospitalized for heart surgery.
5	John C. Major Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada		2005	Served on behalf of Adrienne Clarkson, from the morning of 27 September until the installation of Michaëlle Jean the same day.[8]

See also

• Governors General of Canada timeline
• List of viceregal consorts of Canada
• List of Canadian monarchs
• Viceregal eponyms in Canada
• List of vicereines in Canada

Notes

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References

1. Department of Canadian Heritage (2015). A Crown of Maples: Constitutional Monarchy in Canada (PDF). Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-100-20079-8.
2. Senate of Canada. "Canada: A Constitutional Monarchy". Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
3. La Roque de Roquebrune, R. (1966), "La Rocque de Roberval, Jean Francois de", Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 1, retrieved 18 September 2015
4. Government of Canada. "The Kings and Queens of Canada: The Crown in Canadian History > Henri III (1551–1589)". Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
5. Wrong, George M. (2009), Langton, H. H., ed., The Chronicles of Canada, II: The Rise of New France, Fireship Press, pp. 33–35, ISBN 9781934757451, retrieved 18 September 2015
6. Wrong 2009, p. 35
7. Wrong 2009, p. 51
8. Fidelis (2005). "The Installation of the Governor General in 2005: Innovation and Evolution?" (PDF). Canadian Monarchist News. Toronto: Monarchist League of Canada. Fall-Winter 2005 (24): 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2009.

External links

• Office of the Governor General of Canada. "Governor General > Former Governors General". Queen's Printer for Canada.
• Department of Canadian Heritage. "Ceremonial and Canadian Symbols Promotion > A Crown of Maples - Appendices > Governors/Governors General of Canada". Queen's Printer for Canada.