Secretary to the Governor General of Canada
Encyclopedia
The Secretary to the Governor General is the head of the Office of the Governor General
of Canada
and is based at Rideau Hall
, Ottawa
. The current secretary is Stephen Wallace, appointed in 2011.
Governor General of Canada
The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and is based at Rideau Hall
Rideau Hall
Rideau Hall is, since 1867, the official residence in Ottawa of both the Canadian monarch and the Governor General of Canada. It stands in Canada's capital on a 0.36 km2 estate at 1 Sussex Drive, with the main building consisting of 170 rooms across 9,500 m2 , and 24 outbuildings around the...
, Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
. The current secretary is Stephen Wallace, appointed in 2011.
Secretaries to the governor general
- 2000 2006: Barbara Uteck
- 2006 2011: Sheila Marie Cook
- 2011: Stephen Wallace