Julie Payette

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette CC CMM COM CQ CD
29th Governor General of Canada
In office October 2, 2017 – January 21, 2021
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	David Johnston
Succeeded by	Mary Simon
Personal details
Born	(1963-10-20) October 20, 1963 (age 61) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Spouse(s)	François Brissette (div. 1999) William Flynn (div. 2015)
Children	1 son (aged 21)[1]
Residence	Rideau Hall
Education	McGill University (BEng) University of Toronto (MASc)
Space career
CSA astronaut
Time in space	25 days 11 h 57 min
Selection	1992 CSA Group
Missions	STS-96, STS-127
Mission insignia

Julie Payette (born October 20, 1963) is a Canadian businesswoman, former astronaut, engineer, and was the 29th Governor General of Canada.^[2][3][4]

Payette has completed two spaceflights, STS-96 and STS-127, logging more than 25 days in space. She served as chief astronaut for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and has served as capsule communicator at NASA Mission Control Center in Houston.

She resigned on January 21, 2020.^[5] She was the first Governor General to leave office due to scandal.^[6]

1. ↑ Rakobowchuk, Peter (June 13, 2009). "Astronaut's family has nerves of steel". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
2. ↑ "Governor General: Ms. Julie Payette, Governor General". gg.ca. Governor General of Canada. July 13, 2017.
3. ↑ "Former astronaut Julie Payette to be Canada's next governor general". CBC News. July 12, 2017. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017.
4. ↑ Scotti, Monique (July 13, 2017). "Julie Payette: Meet Canada's next governor general". Global News. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
5. ↑ Payette stepping down as governor general after blistering report on Rideau Hall work environment
6. ↑ Payette is the one resigning — but Justin Trudeau has to wear it