Louise Imbeault , born November 10, 1948 in

Moncton Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the The Maritimes, Maritime Provinces. Th ...

is a Canadian journalist, women's rights advocate, and the 33rd

lieutenant governor of New Brunswick The lieutenant governor of New Brunswick (, in French: ''Lieutenant-gouverneur'' (if male) or ''Lieutenante-gouverneure'' (if female) ''du Nouveau-Brunswick'') is the representative in New Brunswick of the monarch, who operates distinctly within ...

, since January 22, 2025. On November 15, 2024, Imbeault's appointment by

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(representing

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), on the advice of

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, as the lieutenant governor was announced. Prior to her appointment as lieutenant governor, she worked for Radio-Canada for over 30 years, during which she became director of ''Radio-Canada Atlantique'', later renamed ''Radio-Canada Acadie'', in 1996. During the 1984 and 1986

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general conferences, she served as the Canadian representative on the Women's Rights Commission. In June 2018, she became the chancellor of the

Université de Moncton The Université de Moncton is a Canadian French-language university in New Brunswick. It includes campuses in Edmundston, Moncton, and Shippagan. The university was founded in 1963 following the recommendations of the royal commission on hig ...

. She received the

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in 2018, as well as the

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in 2023.

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