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David Johnston

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David Lloyd Johnston (born June 28, 1941) is a Canadian academic, author, and statesman who served as the 28th governor general of Canada from 2010 to 2017. Johnston was the special rapporteur appointed to investigate reports of foreign interference in recent Canadian federal elections until his resignation on June 9, 2023. Johnston was born and raised in Ontario, studying there before enrolling at Harvard University and later Cambridge and Queen's universities. He went on to work as a professor at various post-secondary institutions in Canada, eventually serving administrative roles as dean of law at the University of Western Ontario, principal of McGill University, and president of the University of Waterloo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Johnston is the 2,302nd most popular politician (up from 13,136th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Canada (up from 281st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, David Johnston ranks 2,302 out of 19,576. Before him are Jamukha, Cleopatra VI of Egypt, Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia, Kaloyan of Bulgaria, Louise of Lorraine, and Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach. After him are Osroes I, Gwanghaegun of Joseon, Al-Amin, Simone Veil, Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, David Johnston ranks 46. Before him are Christopher Hogwood, Ivan Gašparovič, Jules A. Hoffmann, Michael D. Higgins, Theodor W. Hänsch, and Charlie Watts. After him are Bobby Moore, Dennis Ritchie, Wolfgang Petersen, John E. Walker, Paul Simon, and Ali Hassan al-Majid.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, David Johnston ranks 31 out of 1,622. Before him are David Cronenberg (1943), Alice Munro (1931), Pierre Trudeau (1919), Bertram Brockhouse (1918), Ralph M. Steinman (1943), and Eric Berne (1910). After him are Frederick Banting (1891), Bryan Adams (1959), Neil Young (1945), Sidney Altman (1939), Willard Boyle (1924), and Henry Taube (1915).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, David Johnston ranks 4. Before him are Justin Trudeau (1971), Mary Simon (1947), and Pierre Trudeau (1919). After him are John Sparrow David Thompson (1845), Charles Tupper (1821), Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (1879), Lester B. Pearson (1897), Marie-Louise Meilleur (1880), Mark Carney (1965), Jean Chrétien (1934), and Bonar Law (1858).

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