Mary Simon

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Mary Simon is an Inuk leader and diplomat who became the first Indigenous person to serve as governor general of Canada.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Inuk leader
diplomat
human
politician
appointedBy Justin Trudeau
areaOfActivism Indigenous education
Inuit language preservation
reconciliation in Canada
awardReceived National Order of Quebec
Order of Canada
countryOfBirth Canada
countryOfCitizenship Canada
ethnicGroup Inuit
familyName Simon
fieldOfWork Arctic policy
Indigenous rights
diplomacy
givenName Mary
honorificPrefix Her Excellency
honorificSuffix CC
CD
CMM
COM
ONQ
languageSpoken English
French
Inuktitut
memberOf Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
monarchDuringTerm Charles III
Elizabeth II
name Mary Simon
notableAchievement first Indigenous person to serve as governor general of Canada
first Inuk person to serve as governor general of Canada
occupation advocate for Indigenous rights
broadcaster
civil servant
diplomat
office governor general of Canada
placeOfBirth Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec
positionHeld Canadian ambassador for circumpolar affairs
Canadian ambassador to Denmark
governor general of Canada
president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
residence Rideau Hall
sexOrGender female

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Canada
governorGeneral
Mary Simon
name

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