Manon Jeannotte appointed as new lieutenant-governor of Quebec
Posted December 7, 2023 4:07 pm.
Last Updated December 7, 2023 4:08 pm.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has appointed Manon Jeannotte as the new lieutenant-governor of Quebec.
Trudeau’s office said in a news release that Jeannotte is originally from the First Nation of Gespeg, a Mi’kmaq community on the province’s Gaspe Peninsula.
Before her appointment, she was director of First Nations executive education at the HEC Montreal business school.
She previously spent 12 years serving in elected leadership roles in her community, first as a councillor and then as chief.
A graduate of the McGill-HEC Montreal executive MBA program, she has also been recognized for her contributions to commemorating Indigenous history in Quebec.
Jeannotte will replace J. Michel Doyon as the King’s representative in the province.
