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  1. Adrienne Louise Clarkson PC CC CMM COM CD FRSC FRAIC FRCPSC (Chinese: 伍冰枝; née Poy; born February 10, 1939) is a Hong Kongborn Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served from 1999 to 2005 as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation.

  2. Aug 15, 2010 · Adrienne Louise Clarkson, PC, CC, CMM, COM, CD, 26th governor general of Canada 1999–2005, television personality, journalist, novelist, public servant, publisher (born 10 February 1939 in Hong Kong). In 1999, Clarkson was appointed as Canada’s 26th governor general by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. She was the first racialized person, the ...

  3. Nov 2, 2015 · Welcome to the official website of The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Canadas 26th Governor General from 1999-2005. Madame Clarkson is universally acknowledged to have transformed the office during her six years at Rideau Hall and to have left an indelible mark on Canada’s history.

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  4. Dec 6, 2023 · Former governor general and longtime CBC journalist Adrienne Clarkson has been inducted into the CBC News Hall of fame, becoming the 10th inductee since the honour was established.

  5. The 26th Governor General of Canada (1999-2005) since Confederation in 1867, when Canada became a nation, Adrienne Clarkson is universally acknowledged to have transformed the office during her six years at Rideau Hall, the official residence of Canada’s head of state, and to have left an indelible mark on Canada’s history.

  6. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1992, and upon her appointment as governor general in 1999, she became Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada. Madame Clarkson was the 26 th Governor General of Canada, from October 7, 1999, to September 27, 2005.

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  8. Adrienne Clarkson (born Feb. 10, 1939, Hong Kong) is a Canadian statesman, author, and television personality. She was governor-general of Canada from 1999 to 2005. Clarkson fled the British colony of Hong Kong with her family in 1942, after the Japanese had occupied the island.

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