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Ramon Hnatyshyn

The Right Honourable
Ray Hnatyshyn
PC CC CMM CD QC(Can) QC(Sask) FRHSC(hon)
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24th Governor General of Canada
In office
January 29, 1990 – February 8, 1995
Monarch Elizabeth II
Prime Minister
Preceded by Jeanne Sauvé
Succeeded by Roméo LeBlanc
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Personal details
Born Ramon John Hnatyshyn
(1934-03-16)March 16, 1934
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died December 18, 2002(2002-12-18) (aged 68)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Spouse(s) Karen Gerda Nygaard Andreasen
Profession Politician, Lawyer
Religion Ukrainian Orthodoxy
Signature
Viceregal styles of
Ramon J. Hnatyshyn
(1990–1995)
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Reference style His Excellency the Right Honourable
Son Excellence le très honorable
Spoken style Your Excellency
Votre Excellence
Alternative style Sir
Monsieur

Ramon John Hnatyshyn PC CC CMM CD QC (Can) QC (Sask) FRHSC(hon) (/nəˈtɪʃən/; March 16, 1934 – December 18, 2002), commonly known as Ray Hnatyshyn, was a Canadian politician and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 24th since Canadian Confederation.

Hnatyshyn was born and educated in Saskatchewan and served in the Royal Canadian Air Cadets prior to being elected to the House of Commons in 1974, whereafter he served as a minister of the Crown in two non-successive governments until 1988. He was in 1989 appointed as governor general by Queen Elizabeth II, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney, to replace Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé as viceroy, and he occupied the post until succeeded by Roméo LeBlanc in 1995. As the Queen's representative, Hnatyshyn proved to be a populist, reversing some exclusive policies of his predecessor, such as opening up Rideau Hall to ordinary Canadians and tourists alike, and was praised for raising the stature of Ukrainian Canadians.


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