David Johnston

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David Johnston is a Canadian academic, author, and lawyer who served as the 28th Governor General of Canada from 2010 to 2017.

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instanceOf Canadian politician
human
appointedBy Stephen Harper NERFINISHED
awardReceived Commander of the Order of Military Merit NERFINISHED
Companion of the Order of Canada NERFINISHED
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal NERFINISHED
birthDate 1941-06-28
birthPlace Sudbury, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Canada
educatedAt Harvard University
Queen's University at Kingston NERFINISHED
Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge
endTime 2017-10-02
endTime (President of the University of Waterloo) 2010
endTime (Principal of McGill University) 1994
familyName Johnston NERFINISHED
fieldOfStudy law
gender male
givenName David NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
French
memberOf Order of Canada NERFINISHED
monarchDuringTerm Elizabeth II NERFINISHED
name David Lloyd Johnston NERFINISHED
notableRole served as the 28th Governor General of Canada from 2010 to 2017
notableWork The Idea of Canada: Letters to a Nation NERFINISHED
Trust: Twenty Ways to Build a Better Country NERFINISHED
numberOfChildren 5
occupation academic
author
lawyer
university administrator
ordinalInOffice 28th Governor General of Canada
positionHeld Governor General of Canada NERFINISHED
President of the University of Waterloo NERFINISHED
Principal of McGill University
predecessor Michaëlle Jean NERFINISHED
religion Anglicanism NERFINISHED
residence Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED
spouse Sharon Johnston NERFINISHED
startTime 2010-10-01
startTime (President of the University of Waterloo) 1999
startTime (Principal of McGill University) 1979
successor Julie Payette NERFINISHED

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