Biography
Adrienne Louise Clarkson (Chinese: 伍冰枝; née Poy; born February 10, 1939) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian journalist who served from 1999 to 2005 as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation.
Clarkson arrived in Canada with her family in 1941, as a refugee from Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, and was raised in Ottawa. 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 Ontarian culture in France and other European countries. In 1999, she was appointed Governor General by Queen Elizabeth II, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien, to replace Roméo LeBlanc as viceroy, a post which she occupied until 2005, when she was succeeded by Michaëlle Jean. 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. She subsequently published her memoirs, founded the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, and became Colonel-in-Chief of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.
Filmography
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self 5
Movies 4
TV Shows 3
Producer 1
The Gardener (2017)
Frank Gehry: Architecture in Motion (2013)
Club social (2008)
Corner Gas (2004)
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier (2000)
Sharing the Secret (1981)
The Fifth Estate (1976)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1939-02-10 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceBritish Hong Kong, United Kingdom
ReligionAnglicanism
FatherWilliam Poy
SiblingsNeville Poy
CitizenshipsBritish Hong Kong, Canada
AwardsOrder of Friendship, Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, Order of Military Merit, honorary doctorate of Concordia University, honorary doctor of the University of Manitoba, Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa, honorary doctorate at the Laval University, Companion of the Order of Canada, RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Award, Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, Most Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem, Order of Saint John
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