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Mary Jeannie May Simon CC CMM COM OQ CD (in Inuktitut syllabics: ᒥᐊᓕ ᓴᐃᒪᓐ; Inuktitut: Ningiukudluk; born August 21, 1947) is a Canadian civil servant, diplomat, and former broadcaster who has served as the 30th governor general of Canada since July 26, 2021.
Jul 6, 2021 · In 2018, the journalist and author Whit Fraser published a memoir of his life and work in Canada’s North, including his relationship with his wife, the diplomat and Inuk leader Mary Simon, who...
Sep 10, 2021 · Mary Jeannie May Simon (Ningiukudluk); diplomat, civil servant, (born 21 August 1947 in Kangirsualujjuaq, Nunavik, QC). Simon is an advocate for international cooperation in the Arctic and Indigenous education and rights.
Mary Simon, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., O.Q., C.D., Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada. Photo credit: Sgt Johanie Maheu, Rideau Hall © OSGG-BSGG, 2021. Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon was sworn in on July 26, 2021, as Canada’s first Indigenous governor general.
Jul 6, 2021 · Mary Simon, born in 1947, was named Tuesday as Canada’s 30th governor general. Her early professional career started in radio broadcasting with the CBC, and then she moved on to work with the...
Mary Simon is the first Indigenous governor general in Canada since Confederation. She was installed as the 30th governor general of Canada on July 26, 2021.
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Jul 6, 2021 · Mary Simon becomes Canada's first Indigenous governor general after a career spent advocating for Inuit people and serving as an ambassador abroad. Simon was the first Inuk to hold an ...
