Adrienne Clarkson

The Right Honourable Adrienne Louise Clarkson, PC, CC, CMM, COM, CD, LL.D (born February 10, 1939) was the Governor General of Canada from October 7, 1999 to September 27, 2005. She was the first Chinese Canadian and second woman to hold this position, the first being Jeanne Sauvé.

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The Right Honourable - PC - CC - CMM - COM - CD - LL.D - February 10 - 1939 - Governor General of Canada - October 7 - 1999 - September 27 - 2005 - Chinese Canadian - Woman - Jeanne Sauvé

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A Hakka born (as {{zh-cp|c=伍冰枝|p=Wǔ Bīngzhī}}, Hakka: Ńg Pên-kî) in Hong Kong to William Poy and Ethel Poy (伍英才 Pinyin: Wǔ Yīngcái), but raised in Ontario, Clarkson's ancestry is from Taishan, Guangdong, China. Since her father was a British subject, he was a part of a prisoner-of-war exchange with the Japanese Imperial Forces. Her family subsequently came to Canada, using the "special circumstances" clause in the Chinese Immigration Act of 1923 that allowed Chinese into Canada during the Second World War in 1942. Her brother is retired Toronto plastic surgeon Dr Neville Poy.

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Hakka - Hong Kong - William Poy - Ethel Poy - Ontario - Taishan - Guangdong - China - British - Japanese Imperial Forces - Canada - Chinese Immigration Act of 1923 - Second World War - 1942 - Toronto - Dr Neville Poy

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