Adrienne Clarkson

Adrienne Clarkson, born in 1939 in Hong Kong, is a journalist, writer and diplomat. From 1999 to 2005 she was the 26th Governor General of Canada and in this office represented Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State. In 2015 she founded the “Institute for Canadian Citizenship” to support immigrants' integration into Canadian society. Clarkson lives in Toronto.