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♀ Jeanne M. Sauvé
aliasJeanne M. Sauvé
Record
55147 · 880

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
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Canada 4 0 4
Birth 26 April 1922 → 102 years ago
Lived 70 years + 9 months
First mandate 30 October 1972 → 51 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 6 months
Death 26 January 1993 → 31 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 11 days after 15 January 1984
Special notes
None
 
Jeanne M. Sauvé (1922–1993)
© Photo 1987 White House Television Office (Reagan Administration) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Maurice Sauvé (1923–1992) Spouse  
 
Well that's interesting!
Sauvé was not only one of the first three women from Quebec elected to the Canadian Parliament (Ahuntsic, 1972–1979; Laval-des-Rapides, 1979–1984); she was also the first woman Speaker of the House of Commons (1980–1984) and first woman Governor General of Canada (1984–1990). She died three years after leaving the GG position.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 11 2 12

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 30
LIB
 1 Minister 52–53 08 Aug 1974 — 04 Dec 1975 1 3 26
2. CA 30
LIB
 1 Minister 53–57 05 Dec 1975 — 03 Jun 1979 3 5 29
3. CA 32
LIB
 1 Speaker 57–61 18 Feb 1980 — 15 Jan 1984 3 10 28
 1. Environment
 2. Communications

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Pierre de Bellefeuille  m 
 
 
Eligible: 55,705 Votes: 40,077 Participation: 71.95% Candidacies: 5
Federal
29		 Québec
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10305(F) — 26 Feb 2023 16:54 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 1/5 21,741 54.25% +15,035 Loser:
NDP
 6,706 16.73% Pierre de Bellefeuille

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 56,170 Votes: 39,547 Participation: 70.41% Candidacies: 6
Federal
30		 Québec
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10569(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/6 24,041 67.48% +18,737 Loser:
PC
 5,304 14.89% Marcel Grenier

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 66,096 Votes: 50,627 Participation: 76.60% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 Québec
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4547(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/6 36,387 71.87% +31,354 Loser:
PC
 5,033 9.94% Pierre Trudeau

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 66,096 Votes: 44,975 Participation: 68.04% Candidacies: 7
Federal
32		 Québec
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4265(F) — 30 Jan 2022 12:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/7 33,317 74.96% +28,618 Loser:
NDP
 4,699 10.57% Martin Vaillancourt
After her election:
15 Jan 1984 61
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 10 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 68,480 Votes: 52,734 Participation: 77.01% Candidacies: 6
Federal
33		 Québec
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3982(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
LIB
 22,789 43.90% Raymond Garneau

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
The Governor General of Canada, Former Governors General: Jeanne Sauvé		 15 Feb 2024
FR Non-standard link
La gouverneure générale du Canada, Anciens gouverneurs généraux: Jeanne Sauvé		 15 Feb 2024
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Jeanne Sauvé		 15 Feb 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Jeanne Sauvé		 15 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Right Hon. Jeanne Sauvé, P.C., C.C., C.D., C.M.M.		 15 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
La très hon. Jeanne Sauvé, C.P., C.C., C.D., C.M.M.		 15 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jeanne Sauvé		 15 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Jeanne Sauvé		 15 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Feb 2024 13:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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