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Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc, PC, CC, ONB (* 18. Dezember 1927 in Memramcook, New Brunswick; † 24. Juni 2009 ebenda) war ein kanadischer Politiker. Von 1995 bis 1999 war er Generalgouverneur von Kanada; er war der erste Akadier in diesem Amt. Durch die Vereidigung zum Generalgouverneur wurde er Erster Genosse ( englisch „Principal ...
Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc PC CC CMM ONB CD (December 18, 1927 – June 24, 2009) was a Canadian journalist and politician who served as Governor General of Canada from 1995 to 1999, the 25th since Canadian Confederation.
Senator and Governor General of Canada. In 1984, Roméo LeBlanc decided not to run again for the House of Commons, and on 29 June, Prime Minister Trudeau appointed him to the Senate.
Governor General: 1995-1999. Roméo LeBlanc, 1927-2009. Biography. A Career in Journalism. From the Back Benches to the Ministry. Life in the Senate. The Legacy of a Caring Canadian. Canada's 25th Governor General. LeBlanc Scholarship.
24. Juni 2009 · Roméo LeBlanc, the former governor general, died Wednesday morning in his home in southeastern New Brunswick after a lengthy illness. He was 81. LeBlanc was the first Acadian to hold the post,...
He was a cabinet minister from 1974 to 1979, and from 1980 to 1984. As Canada's longest-serving fisheries minister, Mr. LeBlanc won a lasting reputation as a friend of the fishermen. He helped to establish Canada's 200-mile fishing limit and to shape the International Law of the Sea.
When Romeo LeBlanc was appointed Governor General in February 1995 he became Canada's first Maritimer and first Acadian to fill the position. LaBlanc who also studied in France began his career as an educator and then became involved with Radio Canada as a correspondent in 1960.
