Roméo A. LEBLANC

Background

LEBLANC, Romeo was born on December 18, 1927 in L"Anse-aux-Cormier, Memramcook, N.B. Son of Philias and Lucie Leblanc.

Education

Bachelor, St. Joseph U., 1948; Bachelor of Education, St. Joseph U., 1951; postgraduate, U. Paris, 1953-1955; Data Control Language (honorary), Mount Allison U., New Brunswick, 1977; D Public Administration (honorary), University de Moncton, New Brunswick, 1979; Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Sainte-Anne, Nova Scotia, 1995; DLL (honorary), Ryerson Polytechnic U., Ontario Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Ottawa, Ontario, 1996; DLL (honorary), St. Thomas U., 1997; DLL (honorary), Memorial U., Newfoundland, 1997.

Career

Teacher, Drummond High School, New Brunswick, Canada, 1951-1953; Professor,, New Brunswick Teachers College, Fredericton, Canada, 1955-1959; journalist, correspondent, Radio Canada, Ottawa, 1960-1962; journalist, correspondent, Radio Canada, United Kingdom, 1962-1965; journalist, correspondent, Radio Canada, United States of America, 1965-1967; founding president, Canadian Broadcasting Company/Radio-Canada Correspondent's Association, 1965; press secretary to, Right Honorary Lester B. Pearson, 1967-1968; press secretary to, Right Honorary Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968-1971; assistant to president and director public relations, l'Universite de Moncton, Canada, 1971-1972; Member of Parliament from Westmorland-Kent, New Brunswick district, House of Commons, Canada, 1972-1984; minister, Ministry of Fisheries, 1974-1976; minister, Ministry of Fisheries and the Environmental, 1976-1979; minister, Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans, 1980-1982; minister, Ministry of Public Works, 1982-1984; minister, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 1982-1984; minister, National Capital Commission, 1982-1984; member, Canada Senate, 1984-1994; speaker, Canada Senate, 1993-1994; governor general and commissioner in chief, Government Canada, since 1995. Official representative Government Canada Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Poland, Cuba, The European Economic Community, United Kingdom, France, 1974-1984. Member delegate United Nations Law of the Sea Conference, 1974-1979.

Cabinet committee member External Affairs and Economics Affairs, 1974-1982, Communications Committee, 1974-1984, chairman Communications Committee, 1976-1981, Priorities and Planning Committee, 1975-1984. SocialAffairs, 1982-1984. Member senate committee Internal Economics, Budgets and Administration, 1984-1993, chairman, 1989-1993, Foreign Affairs, 1986-1994, Substitute Committee on Security and National Defense, 1992-1994.

Visiting scholar Institute Canada Studies, Carleton U. Part-time faculty member Canada studies Concordia U., Montreal.

Achievements

• Roméo LeBlanc has been listed as a noteworthy Canadian Governor General by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Canada France Parliamentary Association, International Association French Speaking Parliamentarians.

Connections

Married Diana Fowler. 4 children.

Father:

Philias LeB.

Mother:

Lucie LeB.

Spouse:

Diana Fowler