Governors General of Canada (1867-Present)

Dates of Office Governor General
1867-1868 The Viscount Monck
1868-1872 Lord Lisgar
1872-1878 The Earl of Dufferin
1878-1883 The Marquess of Lorne
1883-1888 The Marquess of Lansdowne
1888-1893 Lord Stanley
1893-1898 The Earl of Aberdeen
1898-1904 The Earl of Minto
1904-1911 Earl Grey
1911-1916 His Royal Highness The Duke of Connaught
1916-1921 The Duke of Devonshire
1921-1926 Lord Byng
1926-1931 The Viscount Willingdon
1931-1935 The Earl of Bessborough
1935-1940 Lord Tweedsmuir
1940-1946 The Earl of Athlone
1946-1952 The Viscount Alexander
1952-1959 The Right Honourable Vincent Massey
1959-1967 Major General the Right Honourable Georges Philias Vanier
1967-1974 The Right Honourable Roland Michener
1974-1979 The Right Honourable Jules Léger
1979-1984 The Right Honourable Edward Schreyer
1984-1990 The Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé
1990-1995 The Right Honourable Ramon John Hnatyshyn
1995-1999 The Right Honourable Roméo LeBlanc
1999-2005 The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson
2005- The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean

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