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}}</ref> giving her the accordant style of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Honourable The Honourable]''; however, as a former governor general of Canada, Clarkson is entitled to be styled for life with the superior form of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Right_Honourable The Right Honourable]''. She subsequently published her memoirs, founded the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_Canadian_Citizenship Institute for Canadian Citizenship], and became Colonel-in-Chief of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Patricia's_Canadian_Light_Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry]. | }} | ||
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| spouse = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Clarkson Stephen Clarkson] <small>(1963–1975)</small><br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ralston_Saul John Ralston Saul] <small>(1999-)</small> | |||
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'''Adrienne Louise Clarkson''' (; née '''Adrienne Louise Poy''', February 10, 1939) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada Canadian] journalist and stateswoman who served as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_General_of_Canada Governor General of Canada], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Governors_General_of_Canada#Governors_General_of_Canada,_1867–present 26th] since [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Confederation Canadian Confederation]. | |||
Clarkson arrived in Canada with her family in 1941 as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/refugee refugee] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong Hong Kong] and was raised in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa Ottawa], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario Ontario]. After receiving a number of university degrees, Clarkson worked as a producer and broadcaster for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation Canadian Broadcasting Corporation] (CBC) and a journalist for various magazines. Her first diplomatic posting came in the early 1980s, when she promoted Ontario culture in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France France] and other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe]an countries. She was in 1999 appointed as governor general by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II Elizabeth II], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Canada Queen of Canada], on the recommendation of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Canada Prime Minister of Canada] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Chrétien Jean Chrétien], to replace [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roméo_LeBlanc Roméo LeBlanc] as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/viceroy viceroy], and she occupied the post until succeeded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michaëlle_Jean Michaëlle Jean] in 2005. While Clarkson's appointment as the Canadian vicereine was generally welcomed at first, she caused some controversy during her time serving as the Queen's representative, mostly due to costs incurred in the operation of her office, as well as a somewhat anti-monarchist attitude toward the position. | |||
On October 3, 2005, Clarkson was sworn into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen's_Privy_Council_for_Canada Queen's Privy Council for Canada],<ref>| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| date=October 30, 2008| accessdate=February 27, 2009}}</ref> giving her the accordant style of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Honourable The Honourable]''; however, as a former governor general of Canada, Clarkson is entitled to be styled for life with the superior form of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Right_Honourable The Right Honourable]''. She subsequently published her memoirs, founded the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_Canadian_Citizenship Institute for Canadian Citizenship], and became Colonel-in-Chief of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Patricia's_Canadian_Light_Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry]. | |||
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Published books
| Title | Extended title | Year of Publication |
|---|---|---|
| Room for All of Us | Room for All of Us-Surprising Stories of Loss and Transformation | 2011 |
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| spouse = Stephen Clarkson (1963–1975)
John Ralston Saul (1999-)
| profession = Journalist
| religion = Anglican
| signature = Adrienne Clarkson SIgnature.svg
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Adrienne Louise Clarkson (; née Adrienne Louise Poy, February 10, 1939) is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation.
Clarkson arrived in Canada with her family in 1941 as a refugee from Hong Kong and was raised in Ottawa, Ontario. After receiving a number of university degrees, Clarkson worked as a producer and broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and a journalist for various magazines. Her first diplomatic posting came in the early 1980s, when she promoted Ontario culture in France and other European countries. She was in 1999 appointed as governor general by Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien, to replace Roméo LeBlanc as viceroy, and she occupied the post until succeeded by Michaëlle Jean in 2005. While Clarkson's appointment as the Canadian vicereine was generally welcomed at first, she caused some controversy during her time serving as the Queen's representative, mostly due to costs incurred in the operation of her office, as well as a somewhat anti-monarchist attitude toward the position.
On October 3, 2005, Clarkson was sworn into the Queen's Privy Council for Canada,<ref>| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| date=October 30, 2008| accessdate=February 27, 2009}}</ref> giving her the accordant style of The Honourable; however, as a former governor general of Canada, Clarkson is entitled to be styled for life with the superior form of The Right Honourable. She subsequently published her memoirs, founded the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, and became Colonel-in-Chief of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.