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Rt. Hon. Ramon J. Hnatyshyn, P.C., C.C., C.M.M, C.D. Q.C., BA’54, LLB’56, LLD’90 (d. 2002)

Dr. Hnatyshyn was Canadas twenty-fourth Governor General and Commander in Chief. He was called to the Bar in Saskatchewan in 1957 and elected to Parliament in 1974 where he served in the House of Commons until 1988. During that time, he filled a wide range of roles, including Minister of State for Science and Technology, Government House Leader, President of the Privy Council, and Minister of Justice and Attorney General. He went on to serve as Governor General from 1990-95. A number of his decisions, such as opening Rideau Hall, the Governor Generals official residence, to tourists and establishing the Governor General s Awards for the Performing Arts, were wildly popular and responsible, in part, for renewing public interest in the office.