What to know about Louise Arbour, Canada's next governor general
Summary
Louise Arbour has been appointed as Canada’s next governor general. She is a bilingual lawyer with a background as a Supreme Court justice and a former United Nations human rights commissioner.Key Facts
- Louise Arbour is 79 years old and was born in Montreal, Quebec.
- She served as a judge on the Supreme Court of Canada, the country's highest court.
- Arbour was the chief prosecutor for international tribunals on crimes in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.
- She led the first-ever indictment of a sitting head of state, Slobodan Milošević.
- Arbour helped achieve the first genocide conviction under the 1948 Genocide Convention.
- She served as United Nations human rights commissioner from 2004 to 2008.
- Arbour received the Order of Canada in 2007 for her work in law and justice.
- She will replace Mary Simon, Canada’s first indigenous governor general and the current officeholder.
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