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Mary Simon
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Governor General of Canada since 2021
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- Works
- 5
Top works
- Archaeological investigations at the Triple Ho #1 (11-Mg-91) and Triple Ho #2 (11-Mg-92) sites, Morgan County, Illinois
- Glass Heart of an Innocent
- Sister's
- JJ and Her Adventure
- Holdener Site
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Key facts
- Monarchs
- Elizabeth II Charles III
- Prime minister
- Justin Trudeau Mark Carney
- Preceded by
- Julie Payette
- Succeeded by
- Terry Audla
- President
- Rhoda Inukshuk John Amagoalik Rosemarie Kuptana
- Born
- Mary Jeannie May , ( 1947-08-21 ) August 21, 1947 (age 78) , Fort Severight , Quebec, Canada
- Spouses
- Robert Otis ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. March 27, 1967</span>"}]]}'>1967 , divorced ) George Simon ( divorced ) Whit Fraser ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1994 )
- Relatives
- Johnny May (brother)
- Education
- Kuujjuaq Federal Day School Fort Carson High School
- Occupation
- Broadcaster public servant diplomat
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- May
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Kangiqsualujjuaq
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- Inuktitut
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Image
- Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada.jpg
- Residence
- Rideau Hall
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- date of birth
- 1947-00-00
- honorific prefix
- honorary doctorate
- Commons category
- Mary Simon
- ethnic group
- Inuit
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- Mary Simon
- name in native language
- Mary Jeannie May Simon
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Encyclopedic overview
Mary Jeannie May Simon (born August 21, 1947) is a Canadian civil servant, diplomat, and former broadcaster who has been serving as the 30th governor general of Canada since 2021. She is Inuk on her mother's side, making her the first Indigenous person to hold the office.
Simon was born in Fort Severight (now Kangiqsualujjuaq), Quebec. She briefly worked as a producer and announcer for the CBC Northern Service in the 1970s before entering public service, serving on the board of the Northern Quebec Inuit Association and playing a key role in the Charlottetown Accord negotiations. She was Canada's first ambassador for circumpolar affairs from 1994 to 2004, as well as a lead negotiator for the creation of the Arctic Council. She also served as the Canadian ambassador to Denmark from 1999 to 2002.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mary Simon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.