29th governor general of Canada, former CSA Astronaut (born 1963)
The Right Honourable
Julie Payette
CC CMM COM CQ CD FCAE
Official portrait, 2017
29th Governor General of Canada
In office October 2, 2017 – January 22, 2021
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau
Preceded by
David Johnston
Succeeded by
Mary Simon
Personal details
Born
(1963-10-20) October 20, 1963 (age 60) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Spouses
François Brissette
(m. 1992; div. 1999)
William Flynn
(m. 2001; div. 2015)
Children
1
Education
McGill University (BEng)
University of Toronto (MASc)
Signature
Space career
CSA astronaut NASA astronaut
Time in space
25d 11h 57m
Selection
CSA Group (1992) NASA Group 16 (1996)
Missions
STS-96 STS-127
Mission insignia
Julie PayetteCC CMM COM CQ CD FCAE (French pronunciation:[ʒylipajɛt]; born October 20, 1963) is a Canadian engineer, scientist and former astronaut who served from 2017 to 2021 as Governor General of Canada, the 29th since Canadian Confederation.[1][2][3]
Payette holds engineering degrees from McGill University and the University of Toronto. She worked as a research scientist before joining the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) in 1992 as a member of the Canadian Astronaut Corps. She completed two spaceflights, STS-96 and STS-127, and has logged more than 25 days in space. She also served as capsule communicator at NASA Mission Control Center in Houston and from 2000 to 2007 as CSA's chief astronaut.
In July 2013, Payette was named chief operating officer for the Montreal Science Centre. She also held a number of board appointments, including the National Bank of Canada.[4] On July 13, 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Queen Elizabeth II had approved the appointment of Payette as the next governor general of Canada.[1][2][5] She was invested on October 2, 2017.[6]
Payette resigned on January 21, 2021, following the conclusion of a workplace review that found she had "belittled, berated and publicly humiliated Rideau Hall staff" and "created a toxic, verbally abusive workplace".[7] The review was initiated by the Privy Council Office to investigate accusations of harassment of civil servants in the Office of the Governor General.[8] The report's official goal was not to validate nor make findings of fact, as it only relied on what interview participants reported.[9] She is the second governor general to have resigned the office, after Roméo LeBlanc (who resigned due to health issues), the first to resign due to scandal, and the first to have left a vacancy upon resignation.[10][11]
^ ab"Governor General: Ms. Julie Payette, Governor General". gg.ca. Governor General of Canada. July 13, 2017. Archived from the original on May 31, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
^ ab"Former astronaut Julie Payette to be Canada's next governor general". CBC News. July 12, 2017. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017.
^Scotti, Monique (July 13, 2017). "Julie Payette: Meet Canada's next governor general". Global News. Archived from the original on July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
^National Bank of Canada (May 23, 2014). "Appointment Notice Julie Payette". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on September 11, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^"Prime Minister Trudeau announces The Queen's approval of Canada's next Governor General". pm.gc.ca. Government of Canada. July 13, 2017. Archived from the original on July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
^MacCharles, Tonda (October 2, 2017). "Julie Payette becomes Canada's 29th Governor General". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
^"Report into Julie Payette's conduct at Rideau Hall finds toxic environment, public humiliations". CBC News. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
^Burke, Ashley (January 21, 2021). "Payette stepping down as governor general after blistering report on Rideau Hall work environment". CBC News. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
^"Quintet and Context". Radio Canada.
^The Canadian Press (January 21, 2021). "What happens when the governor-general resigns?". The Globe & Mail. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
^Wherry, Aaron (January 22, 2021). "Payette is the one resigning — but Justin Trudeau has to wear it". CBC News. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
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