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 came into being only upon Canadian Confederation in 1867, it is generally accepted that the institution is a continuation from the first governorship of New France in 1608.

1 Governors of New France, 1627–1663
2 Governors General of New France, 1663–1760
3 Governors of the Province of Quebec, 1760–1786
4 Governors-in-Chief/Governors General of The Canadas, 1786–1840
5 Governors General of the Province of Canada, 1840–1867
6 Governors General of Canada, 1867–present
7 Administrators
8 See also
9 Notes
10 References
11 External links

Governors of New France, 1627–1663

#	Name	Governor from	Governor until
Governors under King Louis XIII (1627–1643)
1	Samuel de Champlain	1627	1635
2	Charles de Montmagny	1635
Governors under King 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

#	Name	Governor from	Governor until
Governors general under King 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
Governors general under King 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

#	Name	Governor from	Governor until
Governors under King 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, 1786–1840

#	Name	Governor from	Governor until
Governors general under King George III (1786–1820)
23	The Lord Dorchester KB	1786	1796
24	Robert Prescott	1796	1799
25	Sir Robert Milnes	1799	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
32	The Earl of Dalhousie GCB	1820
Governors general under King George IV (1820 – 1830)
32	The Earl of Dalhousie GCB		1828
33	Sir James Kempt GCB	1828	1830
Governors general under King William IV (1830 – 1837)
34	The Lord Aylmer	1830	1835
35	The Earl of Gosford GCB	1835
Governors general under Queen Victoria (1837 – 1840)
35	The Earl of Gosford^{[n 1]} GCB		1837
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	1840

Governors General of the Province of Canada, 1840–1867

#	Name	Governor from	Governor until
Governors general under Queen Victoria (1840–1867)
38	The Lord Sydenham PC	1840	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

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

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	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.^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Lord Gosford resigned in November 1837, during the Lower Canada Rebellion. Colborne was raised to commander in chief of British forces and acting governor general to put down the 1837 Rebellions and restore order in both Upper Canada and Lower Canada. He remained in place until Lord Durham's arrival.

References

^ Fidelis (2005). "The Installation of the Governor General in 2005: Innovation and Evolution?". Canadian Monarchist News (Toronto: Monarchist League of Canada) Fall-Winter 2005 (24): 4. http://www.monarchist.ca/cmn/2005/AutumnWinter_2005_CMN.pdf. Retrieved 15 July 2009.

External links

Office of the Governor General of Canada. "Governor General > Former Governors General". Queen's Printer for Canada. http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=55.
Department of Canadian Heritage. "Ceremonial and Canadian Symbols Promotion > A Crown of Maples - Appendices > Governors/Governors General of Canada". Queen's Printer for Canada. http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/ceem-cced/fr-rf/crnCdn/110-eng.cfm.

Governor General of Canada

Main	Governor General of Canada · Timeline · List of Governors General of Canada

Related Offices	Deputy of the Governor General of Canada · Administrator of the Government · Viceregal consort of Canada · Secretary to the Governor General of Canada

Residences	Rideau Hall · Citadelle of Quebec

Awards	List of awards named after Governors General of Canada · List of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada (Chief Scout's Award · Governor General's Awards · Michener Award · Queen's Venturer Award)

Other	Flag of the Governor General of Canada · Viceregal eponyms in Canada

Viceroys of Canada

Federal	Governor General

Provincial lieutenant governors	Alberta • British Columbia • Manitoba • New Brunswick • Newfoundland and Labrador • Nova Scotia • Ontario • Prince Edward Island • Quebec • Saskatchewan

Colonial & territorial governors	New France (1627–1760) • Acadia • Newfoundland (1610-1949) • Northwest Territories (1869–1905) • Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, and British Columbia (1849–1871)

Canadian monarchy

The Crown	Monarchy of Canada · Monarchy in the Canadian provinces (BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL) · List of Canadian monarchs · List of Royal Consorts of Canada · Canadian Royal Family

Viceroys	Governor General of Canada · List of Governors General of Canada · Lieutenant governors in Canada · List of lieutenant governors in Canada (BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL)

Constitutional	Queen-in-Council · Queen-in-Parliament · Queen-on-the-Bench · Queen's peace · The Canadian Crown and the Canadian Forces · The Canadian Crown and Aboriginal peoples

Legal	Royal charter · Royal commissions · Crown corporations · Crown copyright · Queen's Printer · Crown Collection

Ceremonial and symbolic	Canadian royal symbols · Title and style of the Canadian monarch · Chapels Royal · Royal tours of Canada

Related	History of monarchy in Canada · Debate on the monarchy in Canada