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- Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé PC CC CMM CD (née Benoît; April 26, 1922 – January 26, 1993) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the first and to date only female Speaker of the House (1980 – 1984) and as the first female Governor General of Canada (1984 – 1990).
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Canada: Jeanne Sauvé Trophy; Geographic locations Quebec: Jeanne-Sauvé Park, Montreal Quebec: Jeanne-Sauvé District, Outremont; Fort Sauvé, Royal Military College of Canada Buildings Ontario: Fort Sauvé, Kingston; Schools Manitoba: Collège Jeanne-Sauvé, Winnipeg Ontario: École publique Jeanne-Sauvé, Sudbury
Jan 15, 2008 · Jeanne-Mathilde Sauvé, PC, CC, governor general of Canada 1984-1990, journalist, politician, speaker of the House of Commons (born 26 April 1922 in Prud'homme, Saskatchewan; died 26 January 1993 in Montreal). Sauvé was Canada's first woman to be Speaker of the House of Commons and first woman to serve as governor general.
What made this particular ceremony unique was the fact that, for the first time in the history of the office, the honor was granted to a woman: Jeanne Sauvé. She was born on April 26, 1922, in the tiny hamlet of Prud'homme, located about 30 miles north of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Jeanne Mathilde Benoit studied at Notre-Dame du Rosaire Convent in Ottawa and the University of Ottawa. She was actively involved in student and political affairs, and became the national president of the Young Catholic Students Group at the age of 20. She married the Honourable Maurice Sauvé on September 24, 1948 at St-Jean Baptiste Church in ...
In 1983 the Trudeau era was beginning to wind down and in December he proposed Jeanne Sauvé be appointed as successor to Ed Schreyer as the Governor General of Canada. After a stint in the Hospital with an undisclosed illness she took up the role as Governor General on May 14, 1984.
Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé PC CC CMM CD (née Benoît) (April 26, 1922 – January 26, 1993) was a Canadian journalist, politician, and stateswoman. She was the first woman in Canadian history to become Governor General.
Jan 26, 1993 · Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé PC CC CMM CD ( née Benoît; April 26, 1922 – January 26, 1993) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the first and to date only female Speaker of the House (1980 – 1984) and as the first female Governor General of Canada (1984 – 1990).
