Michele jean biography

Governor General of Canada from to

Michaëlle JeanPC CC CMM CD FRCPSC(hon) (French:[ɛlʒɑ̃]; born September 6, ) is a Canadian former journalist who served as the 27th governor general of Canada from to 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 until She was the first woman to hold the position and held the position until the end of

Jean was a refugee^[1] from Haiti—coming to Canada in —and was raised in the town of Thetford Mines, Quebec. After receiving two university degrees, Jean worked as a journalist and broadcaster for Radio-Canada and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), as well as also undertaking charity work, mostly in the field of assisting victims of domestic violence.

In , she was appointed governor general by Queen Elizabeth II, on the recommendation of Prime MinisterPaul M Michaëlle Jean - The Canadian Encyclopedia KERO