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Alumnus and former professor named Governor General

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Photo courtesy of the University of Waterloo

David Johnston, Law '66, LLD '91, CC, will succeed Michaëlle Jean as Governor General of Canada.

David Johnston, Law ’66, LLD ’91, CC, was named Canada’s next Governor General by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on July 8. He will be sworn in on October 1.

Johnston, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waterloo since 1999, began his academic career at Queen’s Law, where he was an assistant professor from 1966 to 1968. He went on to become Dean of Law at Western and Principal of McGill, and has authored or co-authored 24 law books. A Companion of the Order of Canada, his most recent contribution to public service was conducting the impartial review of allegations regarding the financial dealings between former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Karlheinz Schreiber in 2008.

Watch for a feature news story on the Queen’s Law website this fall.

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