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Mary Simon

1947 - Today

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Mary Jeannie May Simon (born August 21, 1947) is a Canadian civil servant, diplomat, and former broadcaster who has been serving as the 30th governor general of Canada since July 26, 2021. She is Inuk on her mother's side, making her the first Indigenous person to hold the office. Simon was born in Fort Severight (now Kangiqsualujjuaq), Quebec. She briefly worked as a producer and announcer for the CBC Northern Service in the 1970s before entering public service, serving on the board of the Northern Quebec Inuit Association and playing a key role in the Charlottetown Accord negotiations. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mary Simon is the 854th most popular politician (up from 7,941st in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Canada (up from 123rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mary Simon ranks 854 out of 19,576. Before her are Mohammed Zahir Shah, Augustus III of Poland, Kurt Waldheim, Ahmose I, Epaminondas, and Atia. After her are Valens, Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Daniel Ortega, Zeno, John Quincy Adams, and Cleopatra II of Egypt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Mary Simon ranks 15. Before her are Florentino Pérez, Brian Johnson, Elton John, Dilma Rousseff, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and Brian May. After her are O. J. Simpson, James Hunt, Mario Draghi, Shirin Ebadi, Anwar Ibrahim, and Paul Auster.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Mary Simon ranks 7 out of 1,622. Before her are Mary Pickford (1892), Leonard Cohen (1934), Justin Trudeau (1971), Leslie Nielsen (1926), Donald Sutherland (1935), and Albert Bandura (1925). After her are Celine Dion (1968), Christopher Plummer (1929), Jordan Peterson (1962), James Cameron (1954), William Giauque (1895), and Frank Gehry (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, Mary Simon ranks 2. Before her are Justin Trudeau (1971). After her are Pierre Trudeau (1919), David Johnston (1941), 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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