Mary Simon

Her Excellency The Right Honourable Mary Simon CC CMM COM OQ CD
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Simon in 2022
30th Governor General of Canada
Incumbent
Assumed office July 26, 2021
Monarch	Elizabeth II Charles III
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Julie Payette
Additional offices held
Personal details
Born	Mary Jeannie May (1947-08-21) August 21, 1947 (age 77) Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec, Canada
Spouse(s)	Robert Otis ​ (m. 1967)​ George Simon Whit Fraser ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	3
Relatives	Johnny May (brother)
Education	Kuujjuaq Federal Day School Fort Carson High School
Occupation	Broadcaster public servant diplomat
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Mary Jeannie May Simon OC OQ (Inuktitut: Ningiukudluk; born August 21, 1947)^[1] is a Canadian former broadcaster, civil servant and diplomat. She is the governor general of Canada since 2021.^[2]

Simon was born in Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec and briefly worked as a producer and announcer for CBC North in the 1970s.

Simon served as Canada's first ambassador for Circumpolar Affairs from 1994 to 2004, and was a lead negotiator for the creation of the Arctic Council.^[3] She then was the Canadian ambassador to Denmark from 1999 to 2002.

On July 6, 2021, the federal government announced that Simon was selected to replace Julie Payette as the 30th governor general of Canada. She became governor-general on July 26, 2021.

1. ↑ "Simon, Mary | Inuit Literatures ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᒍᓯᖏᑦ Littératures inuites". inuit.uqam.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
2. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-gg-1.6091376
3. ↑ "Biography – Mary J. Simon". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 2021-07-06.