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Michaëlle Jean
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Michaëlle Jean is a Canadian, French, and Haitian journalist, news presenter, and politician. Born in Port-au-Prince in 1957, she is a female human who speaks French, English, and Haitian Creole. She has been employed by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and served as the Governor General of Canada. Her spouse is Jean-Daniel Lafond.
Jean is educated at the Université de Montréal, the University of Florence, and the University of Perugia. She is a Catholic who writes in French. Her notable works include *Femme Vaillante*, *Naval Service of Canada, 1910-2010*, and *Service Naval du Canada, 1910-2010*. She has received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, the Order of Military Merit (Canada), and the Order of Saint John.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Femme Vaillante
- Naval Service of Canada, 1910-2010
- Service Naval du Canada, 1910-2010
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Key facts
- Monarch
- Elizabeth II
- Prime minister
- Paul Martin , Stephen Harper
- Preceded by
- Adrienne Clarkson
- Succeeded by
- David Johnston
- Born
- ( 1957-09-06 ) September 6, 1957 (age 68) , Port-au-Prince , Haiti
- Spouse
- Jean-Daniel Lafond
- Education
- Université de Montréal ( BA , MA )
- Website
- Official website
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Official website
Michaëlle Jean
The official personal website of the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean • Site personnel officiel de la très honorable Michaëlle Jean, The official personal website of the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean • Site personnel officiel de la très honorable Michaëlle Jean
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Haiti
- Place of birth
- Port-au-Prince
- Spouse
- Jean-Daniel Lafond
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Governor General of Canada
- Educated at
- University of Perugia
- Languages spoken
- Haitian Creole
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Official website
- www.michaellejean.ca
- Image
- Michaëlle Jean 2010-05-11 (060) (cropped).jpg
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- Michaëlle Jean
- date of birth
- 1957-09-06
- name in native language
- Michaëlle Jean
- writing language
- French
- social media followers
- 182110
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Encyclopedic overview
Michaëlle Jean ( French: [mi.ka.ɛl ʒɑ̃]; born September 6, 1957) is a Canadian former journalist who served as the 27th governor general of Canada from 2005 to 2010. She is the first Haitian Canadian and Black person to hold this office.
Jean was the third secretary-general of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie from 2015 until 2019. She was the first woman to hold the position and held the position until the end of 2018.
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