Antoinette Perry (lieutenant governor)
29th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island | |
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Assumed office October 20, 2017 | |
Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
Governors General | Julie Payette Mary Simon |
Premier | Wade MacLauchlan Dennis King |
Preceded by | H. Frank Lewis |
Personal details | |
Born | 1953 or 1954 (age 69–70) Tignish, Prince Edward Island[citation needed] |
Alma mater | Université de Moncton (1976) |
Profession | Schoolteacher, church organist |
Antoinette Perry, Tignish, Prince Edward Island, marking the first time a PEI lieutenant governor was sworn in outside of the province's capital, Charlottetown.[6]
Perry is an Acadian who taught as a schoolteacher for 32 years after attaining a bachelor's degree in music education at the Université de Moncton in 1976, and has also served as the church organist at St. Simon & St. Jude Church in Tignish.[4][7] Perry, who is single, is the first unmarried lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island.[1]
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References
- ^ a b Laforest, Jacinthe (September 19, 2017). "Antoinette Perry deviendra lieutenante-gouverneure de l'Î.-P.-É" [Antoinette Perry will become the Lieutenant Governor of PEI]. La Voix Acadienne (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ "Antoinette Perry appointed lieutenant-governor of P.E.I." CBC News. September 14, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ "Justin Trudeau names Antoinette Perry new P.E.I. lieutenant-governor". The Guardian. September 14, 2017. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "Acadian church organist named 42nd lieutenant-governor of Prince Edward Island". National Post. September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ Gill, Jordan (October 6, 2017). "New lieutenant-governor to be sworn in outside Charlottetown". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "New P.E.I. lieutenant-governor will be sworn in Oct. 20 in Tignish". The Guardian. October 6, 2017. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "Prime Minister announces new Lieutenant Governor for Prince Edward Island". CNW Group. September 14, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ "Antoinette PERRY". Register of Arms, Flags and Badges. Retrieved 14 September 2023.