Pierre Duchesne

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His Honour the Honorable
 Pierre Duchesne
 LLB BA
Incumbent
Assumed office 
June 7, 2007
Premier Jean Charest
Governor General Michaëlle Jean
Preceded by Lise Thibault
Born February 27, 1940
La Malbaie, Quebec
Profession Civil servant

Pierre Duchesne (born 1940) is the current Lieutenant Governor of Quebec and former secretary general of the National Assembly of Quebec. On May 18, 2007, he was announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper as the next Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, replacing outgoing Lieutenant Governor Lise Thibault.[1] He was sworn in on June 7 2007.[2] As a Vice-Regal representative of Elizabeth II, he is styled His Honour while in office and The Honourable for life.

Mr. Duchesne had worked in the National Assembly since 1974 and served as its secretary general from 1984 to 2001. He is the author of two important publications on Quebec parliamentary procedure, Recueil des décisions concernant la procédure parlementaire and La Procédure parlementaire du Québec.

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Canadian Press. Pierre Duchesne appointed Quebec's new lieutenant-governor. CBC. Retrieved on 2007-05-18.
  2. ^ Duchesne sworn in as Quebec's lieutenant-governor. CBC. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
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