Governor-General of Canada

Name 	Entered office 	Left office 	Notes 	
The Viscount Monck 	1 July 1867 	2 February 1869 	 	
Sir John Youngfrom 1870, the Lord Lisgar 	2 February 1869 	25 June 1872 	 	
The Earl of Dufferin 	25 June 1872 	25 November 1878 	 	
Marquess of Lorne 	25 November 1878 	23 October 1883 	 	
The Marquess of Lansdowne 	23 October 1883 	11 June 1888 	 	
The Lord Stanley of Prestonfrom April 1893, the Earl of Derby	11 June 1888 	18 September 1893	 	
The Earl of Aberdeen 	18 September 1893	12 November 1898 	 	
The Earl of Minto 	12 November 1898 	10 December 1904 	 	
The Earl Grey 	10 December 1904 	13 October 1911 	 	
HRH The Duke of Connaught 	13 October 1911 	11 November 1916 	 	
The Duke of Devonshire 	11 November 1916 	11 August 1921 	 	
The Lord Byng of Vimy 	11 August 1921 	2 October 1926 	 	
The Viscount Willingdon 	2 October 1926 	4 April 1931 	 	
The Earl of Bessborough 	4 April 1931 	4 November 1935 	 	
The Lord Tweedsmuir 	4 November 1935 	11 February 1940 	 	
Sir Lyman Duff 	11 February 1940 	21 June 1940 	acting 	
The Earl of Athlone 	21 June 1940 	12 April 1946 	 	
The Viscount Alexander of Tunis 	12 April 1946 	28 February 1952 	the last British Governor-General	
Vincent Massey 	28 February 1952 	15 September 1959	first Canadian Governor-General 	
George Vanier 	15 September 1959	5 March 1967 	 	
Roland Michener 	17 April 1967 	14 January 1974 	 	
Jules Léger 	14 January 1974 	22 January 1979 	 	
Edward Schreyer 	22 January 1979 	14 May 1984 	 	
Jeanne Sauvé 	14 May 1984 	29 January 1990 	 	
Ramon Hnatshyn 	29 January 1990 	8 February 1995 	 	
Roméo LeBlanc 	8 February 1995 	7 October 1999 	 	
Adrienne Clarkson 	7 October 1999 	27 September 2005	 	
Michaëlle Jean 	27 September 2005	current incumbent