CA-K212Institutions

Jeanne Sauvé, first woman Governor General

Governor General Jeanne Sauvé with her husband Maurice Sauvé in Ottawa, 1984. Jeanne Sauvé 1984 Ottawa Canada · proacguy1 from Montreal, Canada · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY 2.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Jeanne Sauvé (1922–1993), a Fransaskois journalist and commentator from 1952 to 1972, was elected to the House of Commons in 1972 and served as minister of several departments. She became the first woman Speaker of the House of Commons and the first woman appointed Governor General of Canada.

Scope & context

Her career firsts, not her policies in detail (see CA-K086 on the office of Governor General).

Sources behind this record

Jeanne Sauvé (1922–1993) National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text