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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 ...
- LeBlanc, Roméo-Adrien (vollständiger Name)
- kanadischer Politiker
- 18. Dezember 1927
- LeBlanc, Roméo
- Education and Early Career
- Political Career
- Senator and Governor General of Canada
- Controversy and Achievements
- Legacy and Public Recognition
- Awards and Honours
Roméo LeBlanc studied at Université Saint-Joseph (now the Université de Moncton), where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (1948) and a Bachelor of Education (1951). He taught at Drummond High School from 1951 to 1953, then went to France to study French civilization at the Université de Paris. Returning to Canada, he held a professorship at the New Brun...
Elected to the House of Commons as Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Westmorland-Kent (New Brunswick) in 1972, LeBlanc became minister of State for Fisheries in 1974. In 1976, he was appointed minister of Fisheries and the Environment. He was re-elected in 1979 and again in 1980. After the fall of the short-lived Progressive Conservati...
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. He sat on the Senate committees on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration and Foreign Affairs, as well as on the Senate Subcommittee on National Security and Defence. At the same time, he was a Visiting...
LeBlanc’s appointment as governor general was not without controversy. The Reform Party of Canada, led by Preston Manning, and the Bloc Québécois, led by Lucien Bouchard, were quick to attack what they saw as Jean Chrétien’s flagrant favoritism toward a Liberal politician and organizer of many years’ standing. Roméo LeBlanc had not only been one of...
On 7 October 1999, Roméo LeBlanc was succeeded as governor general by journalist Adrienne Clarkson. He went back to live in New Brunswick, where he spent the last years of his life. From 2001 to 2004, succeeding Acadian author Antonine Maillet, he served as Chancellor of the Université de Moncton. In 2005, the Roméo LeBlanc Chair in Journalism was ...
Over the course of his career, Roméo LeBlanc received numerous honorary doctoral degrees in law, letters, and public administration from some of the most prestigious universities in eastern Canada, including Mount Allison University (1977), Université de Moncton (1979), Université Sainte-Anne (1995), Ryerson University (1996), University of Ottawa ...
Gouverneurs généraux du Canada. modifier. Roméo LeBlanc, né le 18 décembre 1927 1 à Memramcook et mort le 24 juin 2009 à Grande-Digue 2, est un homme d'État canadien qui est devenu gouverneur général du Canada de 1995 à 1999 3 .
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. Biography. Born in 1927 to Phillias and Lucie LeBlanc, Roméo LeBlanc was the youngest child of seven.
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.
Après une brillante carrière de journaliste, Roméo Leblanc est ministre au sein du gouvernement de Pierre Elliott Trudeau avant d’être nommé président du Sénat et désigné comme 25 e gouverneur général du Canada (1995-1999). Il est le premier Acadien et le premier politicien des Maritimes à être nommé vice-roi.
