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Who succeeded Adrienne Clarkson as Governor General?

  • Jean Chretien

  • Michaëlle Jean

  • Roméo LeBlanc

  • Stephen Harper

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Michaëlle Jean was the 27th Governor General of Canada. She succeeded Adrienne Clarkson on October 7, 2005. Jean is a Haitian-Canadian author, journalist, politician, and diplomat. She was the first black person and first francophone woman to serve as Governor General of Canada.
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