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, along with the institution of the Crown it represents, 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]

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 (1574–1635)		1627	1635
2	Charles de Montmagny (c. 1599-1654)		1635	→
Under Louis XIV (1643–1663)
2	Charles de Montmagny (c. 1599–1654)		←	1648
3	Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge (c. 1612–1660)		1648	1651
4	Jean de Lauson (1584–1666)		1651	1657
5	Le vicompte de Mouzay (c. 1599–1654)		1658	1661
6	Le baron d'Avaugour (1625–1709)		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 (1598–1665)		1663	1665
8	Daniel de Rémy de Courcelle (1626–1698)		1665	1672
9	Le comte de Frontenac et de Palluau (1622–1698)		1672	1682
10	Joseph-Antoine de La Barre (1622–1688)		1682	1685
11	Le marquis de Denonville (1637–1710)		1685	1689
9	Le comte de Frontenac (1622–1698)		1689	1698
12	Louis-Hector de Callière (1648–1703)		1698	1703
13	Le marquis de Vaudreuil (c. 1643–1725)		1703	→
Under Louis XV (1715–1760)
13	Le marquis de Vaudreuil (c. 1643–1725)		←	1725
14	Le marquis de Beauharnois (1671–1749)		1725	1747
15	Le comte de La Galissonnière (1693–1756)		1747	1749
16	Le marquis de la Jonquière (1685–1752)		1749	1752
17	Le marquis du Quesne (c. 1700–1778)		1752	1755
18	Le marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal (1698–1778)		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 (1717–1797)		1760	1763
20	James Murray (1721–1794)		1764	1768
21	Sir Guy Carleton KB (1724–1808)		1768	1778
22	Sir Frederick Haldimand KB (1718–1791)		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 (1724–1808)		1786	1796
24	Robert Prescott (c. 1726–1815)		1796	1799
25	Sir Robert Milnes (1754–1837)		1799	→
Governors representing the monarchs of the United Kingdom
25	Sir Robert Milnes (1754–1837)		←	1805
26	Thomas Dunn (1729–1818)		1805	1807
27	Sir James Henry Craig KB (1748–1812)		1807	1811
28	Sir George Prévost Bt (1767–1816)		1811	1815
29	Sir Gordon Drummond (1767–1816)		1815	1816
30	Sir John Coape Sherbrooke (1764–1830)		1816	1818
31	The Duke of Richmond KG PC (1764–1819)		1818	1819
Under George IV (1820–1830)
32	The Earl of Dalhousie GCB (1770–1838)		1820	1828
33	Sir James Kempt GCB (c. 1765–1854)		1828	1830
Under William IV (1830–1837)
34	The Lord Aylmer (1775–1850)		1830	1835
35	The Earl of Gosford GCB (1776–1849)		1835	1837
Under Victoria (1837–1841)
36	Sir John Colborne[n 1] GCB GCMG GCH AdC(P) (1778–1863)		1837	1838
37	The Earl of Durham (1792–1840)		1838	1839
38	The Lord Sydenham PC (1799–1841)		1839	1841

Governors General of the Province of Canada, 1841–1867

Governors general representing the monarchs of the United Kingdom
#	Name	Image	Governor from	Governor until
Under Victoria (1841–1867)
38	The Lord Sydenham PC (1799–1841)		1841
39	Sir Charles Bagot (1781–1843)		1842	1843
40	Sir Charles Metcalfe Bt PC (1785–1844)		1843	1845
41	The Earl Cathcart GCB (1783–1859)		1846	1847
42	The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine PC GCB (1811–1863)		1847	1854
43	Sir Edmund Walker Head Bt KCB (1805–1868)		1854	1861
44	The Viscount Monck PC GCMG (1819–1894)		1861	1867

Governors General of Canada, 1867–present

Governors general representing the monarchs of the United Kingdom
#	#	Name	Image	Previous service	Governor from	Governor until	Prime Minister
Under Victoria (1867–1901)
44	1	The Viscount Monck GCMG PC (1819–1894)		Governor-General of the Province of Canada	1 July 1867	14 November 1868	Macdonald
45	2	The Lord Lisgar GCMG GCB PC (1807–1876)		12th Governor of New South Wales	2 February 1869	25 June 1872	Macdonald
46	3	The Earl of Dufferin KP GCB GCMG PC (1826–1902)		Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	25 June 1872	25 November 1878	Macdonald Mackenzie Macdonald
47	4	The Marquess of Lorne KG KT GCMG GCVO PC (1845–1914)		Member of UK Parliament for Argyllshire	25 November 1878	23 October 1883	Macdonald
48	5	The Marquess of Lansdowne KG GCMG PC (1845–1927)		Under-Secretary of State for India	23 October 1883	11 June 1888	Macdonald
49	6	The Lord Stanley of Preston KG GCB GCVO PC (1841–1908)		President of the (UK) Board of Trade	11 June 1888	18 September 1893	Macdonald Abbott Thompson
50	7	The Earl of Aberdeen KT GCMG GCVO PC (1847–1934)		Lord Lieutenant of Ireland	18 September 1893	12 November 1898	Thompson Bowell Tupper Laurier
51	8	The Earl of Minto KG GCMG PC (1845–1914)		Colonel of the South of Scotland Brigade	12 November 1898	→	Laurier
Under Edward VII (1901–1910)
51	8	The Earl of Minto KG GCMG PC (1845–1914)		-	←	10 December 1904	Laurier
52	9	The Earl Grey GCMG GCVO PC (1851–1917)		Administrator of Southern Rhodesia	10 December 1904	→	Laurier
Under George V (1910–1931)
52	9	The Earl Grey GCMG GCVO PC (1851–1917)		-	←	13 October 1911	Laurier Borden
53	10	The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn KG KT KP GCB GCSI GCMG GCIE GCVO GBE TD PC ADC(P) (1850–1942)		Inspector-General of the British Armed Forces	13 October 1911	11 November 1916	Borden
54	11	The Duke of Devonshire KG GCMG GCVO PC JP (1868–1938)		Civil Lord of the Admiralty	11 November 1916	11 August 1921	Borden Meighen
55	12	The Lord Byng of Vimy GCB GCMG MVO (1862–1935)		General Officer Commanding British Third Army	11 August 1921	2 October 1926	Meighen King Meighen King
56	13	The Viscount Willingdon GCSI GCMG GCIE GBE PC (1866–1941)		Governor of Madras	2 October 1926	4 April 1931	King Bennett
57	14	The Earl of Bessborough GCMG PC (1880–1956)		Member of UK Parliament for Dover	4 April 1931	→	Bennett
Governors general representing the monarchs of Canada
57	14	The Earl of Bessborough GCMG PC (1880–1956)		-	←	2 November 1935	Bennett King
58	15	The Lord Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC (1875–1940)		Member of UK Parliament for Combined Scottish Universities	2 November 1935	→	King
Under Edward VIII (1936)
58	15	The Lord Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC (1875–1940)		-	←	→	King
Under George VI (1936–1952)
58	15	The Lord Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC (1875–1940)		-	←	11 February 1940	King
59	16	The Earl of Athlone KG GCB GCMG GCVO DSO PC ADC(P) FRS (1874–1957)		4th Governor-General of the Union of South Africa	21 June 1940	12 April 1946	King
60	17	The Viscount Alexander of Tunis KG GCB OM GCMG CSI DSO MC CD PC PC (1891–1969)		Supreme Commander Allied Force Headquarters	12 April 1946	→	King St. Laurent
Under Elizabeth II (1952–present)
60	17	The Viscount Alexander of Tunis KG GCB OM GCMG CSI DSO MC CD PC PC (1891–1969)		-	←	28 February 1952	St. Laurent
61	18	Vincent Massey PC CH CD FRSC(hon) (1887–1967)		Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom	28 February 1952	15 September 1959	St. Laurent Diefenbaker
62	19	Georges Vanier PC DSO MC* CD (1888–1967)		Canadian Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to France	15 September 1959	5 March 1967	Diefenbaker Pearson
63	20	Roland Michener PC CC CMM CD QC FRHSC (1900–1991)		24th Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons	17 April 1967	14 January 1974	Pearson P. Trudeau
64	21	Jules Léger CC CMM CD (1913–1980)		Canadian Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to France	14 January 1974	22 January 1979	P. Trudeau
65 [<small>†</small> 1]	22	Edward Schreyer CC CMM CD (b. 1935)		16th Premier of Manitoba	22 January 1979	14 May 1984	P. Trudeau Clark P. Trudeau
66	23	Jeanne Sauvé PC CC CMM CD (1922–1993)		29th Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons	14 May 1984	29 January 1990	P. Trudeau Turner Mulroney
67	24	Ray Hnatyshyn PC CC CMM CD QC FRHSC(hon) (1934–2002)		Minister of Justice	29 January 1990	8 February 1995	Mulroney Campbell Chrétien
68	25	Roméo LeBlanc PC CC CMM CD (1927–2009)		Speaker of the Canadian Senate	8 February 1995	7 October 1999	Chrétien
69	26	Adrienne Clarkson PC CC CMM COM CD FRSC(hon) FRAIC(hon) FRCPSC(hon) (b. 1939)		Agent-General for Ontario in France	7 October 1999	27 September 2005	Chrétien Martin
70	27	Michaëlle Jean PC CC CMM COM CD FRCPSC(hon) (b. 1957)		Radio-Canada and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation presenter	27 September 2005	1 October 2010	Martin Harper
71	28	David Johnston CC CMM COM CD FRSC(hon) FRCPSC(hon) (b. 1941)		President of the University of Waterloo	1 October 2010		Harper J. Trudeau
72	29	Julie Payette (Designate) OC OQ (b. 1963)		Canadian Space Agency Astronaut	TBD		J. Trudeau
↑ 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.[2]

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

References

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.