Monarch Elizabeth II Education Laval University Name Pierre Duchesne | Spouse(s) Ginette Lamoureux Preceded by Lise Thibault Succeeded by J. Michel Doyon | |
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Governor General Michaelle Jean
David Johnston Premier Jean Charest
Pauline Marois
Philippe Couillard Born February 27, 1940 (age 84)
La Malbaie, Quebec ( 1940-02-27 ) Parents Lorenzo Duchesne
Anne-Marie Bouchard | ||
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Pierre Duchesne (born 1940) was the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec and former secretary general of the National Assembly of Quebec. As lieutenant governor he was the viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II of Canada in the Province of Quebec. His appointment was made by Governor General of Canada Michaëlle Jean, on the Constitutional advice of Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper, and announced on May 18, 2007.
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Biography
With a Bachelor of Arts degree from the seminary of Chicoutimi and a licentiate in law from Laval University, Duchesne became a notary in Sept-Îles in 1966.
He had worked in the National Assembly since 1974 and served as its secretary general from 1984 to 2001.
He is the author of two important publications on Quebec parliamentary procedure, Recueil des décisions concernant la procédure parlementaire and La Procédure parlementaire du Québec.
On May 18, 2007, he was announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper as the next Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, replacing outgoing Lieutenant Governor Lise Thibault. He was sworn in on June 7, 2007.