Governor General-designate Louise Arbour meets King Charles ahead of swearing-in
Posted on: May 05, 2026 19:23 IST | Posted by: Cbc
regulator General-designate Louise Arbour was received by billie jean moffitt king charles ix at Buckingham castle on wed.
The meeting in London was a formality before Arbour is sworn in as the 31st Governor General at a ceremony at the Senate of Canada building next Monday.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on May 5 that Arbour, a former Supreme Court justice and international human rights expert, would become Governor General at the conclusion of Mary Simon's term.
As well as serving as a judge in the Supreme Court of Ontario and the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Arbour also served as the chief prosecutor for the international criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda in the 1990s.
She is a Companion of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour, and a Grande officière de l'Ordre national du Québec.
Carney thanks outgoing Gov. Gen. Mary Simon for 'extraordinary service' to Canada
Arbour will give her first address to the nation as Governor General after swearing an oath of allegiance at Monday's ceremony.
The Governor General is the federal representative of the King, Canada's formal head of state. It is a largely ceremonial, non-partisan role, in which the Governor General acts on the advice of the prime minister and federal cabinet.
Meanwhile in Ottawa on Wednesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney attended a farewell reception for Simon.
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