Johnston to become Governor General
Posted Jul 8, 2010 10:16:21 AM.
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The Queen and prime minister have announced that University of Waterloo president David Johnston will become the next governor general.
The bilingual Ontario academic will officially start his new job Oct. 1, after Michaelle Jean’s term officially ends.
Johnston, 69, was selected by an expert advisory group put together by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Johnston shook hands with the Queen when she was in Toronto last week, but won’t have a formal audience with her until later this summer.
Johnston was meeting with Harper this morning, and was to give a public statement.
The highly educated legal scholar was born in Sudbury, Ont., grew up in nearby Sault Ste. Marie, and served 15 years as principal and vice-chancellor of McGill University.
