Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau

Her Honour the Honourable
Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau
ONB
31st Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
Assumed office
October 23, 2014
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor General
Premier Brian Gallant
Preceded by Graydon Nicholas
Personal details
Born 1955/1956 (age 61–62)[1][2]
Newcastle, New Brunswick[3]
Spouse(s) Ronald Vienneau[4]
Children two
Alma mater Université de Moncton

Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau ONB is the 31st and current Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. She was installed on October 23, 2014. She is the viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II of Canada in the Province of New Brunswick.[1]

Early life and education

Born around 1956 and raised in Robertville, New Brunswick, Roy-Vienneau was the first woman to occupy a secular position as Vice President of a campus at the Université de Moncton, the first woman to direct a francophone community college in New Brunswick,[2] and one of the first women to graduate from the Université de Moncton’s Faculty of Engineering.[3]

Career

Roy-Vienneau has previously held a number of successful positions in education and engineering. She served two terms ending in 2014 as Vice-President at the Université de Moncton’s Shippagan Campus.[4] Previously to that, Ms. Roy-Vienneau was Assistant Deputy Minister, Post-Secondary Education, with New Brunswick’s Department of Education. She also held several positions at the New Brunswick Community College in Bathurst, including Director General and Dean of Education. She began her career as a Project Engineer at the Esso Imperial Oil Limited refinery in Montreal.[2]

In August 2014, Roy-Vienneau was appointed Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick by Governor General of Canada David Lloyd Johnston on the Constitutional advice of Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper, on the suggestion of Premier David Alward with support from the opposition.[2] She is the first Acadian woman to occupy the post.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Roy-Comeau, Mathieu (October 23, 2014). "La "fille de Robertville" devient lieutenante-gouverneure" (in French). Acadie Nouvelle. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "PM announces Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau as Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick". Prime Minister of Canada, August 8, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Lieutenant-governor appointee wants to inspire youth, CBC News, August 12, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Jocelyne Roy Vienneau Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick". Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick. Office of the Lieutenant-Governor. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
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