Louise Imbeault becomes the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick

Louise Imbeault officially became the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick during a swearing-in ceremony in Fredericton on Wednesday afternoon.

Louise Imbeault has more than four decades of career in the journalistic field. She was director of - Acadie from 1996 to 2011. She is the first woman to have been head of news for the public broadcaster in the Atlantic.

She was also president of the Société nationale de l’Acadie from 2017 to 2021 and chancellor of the Université de Moncton from 2018 to 2025.

I think that the nomination of a francophone Acadian activist was well received, and I also think that I will be able to represent all New Brunswickers and in particular our First Nations brothers and sisters and newcomers.

After her swearing in, Louise Imbeault thanked the four Acadians, only four and the four women who held this position before her. They inspired girls and women to enter fields once reserved for menshe said.

Louise Imbeault is therefore the fifth woman, and the third in a row, to be named after Margaret McCain (1994-1997), Marilyn Trenholme Counsell (1997-2003), Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau (2014-2019) and Brenda Murphy (since 2019).

Before her, Hédard Robichaud (1971-1981), Gilbert Finn (1987-1994), Herménégilde Chiasson (2003-2009) and Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau were the other Acadians to have inherited the role.

The priorities during his mandate will be to forcefully defend the recognition of the Acadian people, on the importance of bilingualism and official languages, on gender equality, the integration of art in all aspects of society and our relationship with the First Nations.

I will work to bring together different cultural communities, promote social justice and respect our treaty obligations, while working to eliminate systemic inequalities.

An important role in 2025

Canada’s Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs, Dominic LeBlanc, spoke at the swearing-in ceremony.

Thanks to your vast experience as a journalist, author and defender of minority rights, I cannot imagine a person more placed to join in the lineage of New Brunswickers with a unifying character and who has highlighted light what makes our province such an extraordinary placehe said.

The minister added that the role she played at - particularly demonstrates her commitment and integrity to the community, an important aspect given the challenges facing our democracies Today. You are perfectly placed to take on this important role.he deduced.

This is the first time in the history of the province that a lieutenant governor and a prime minister in office are women, finally recalled Dominic LeBlanc.

It’s a truly special daylaunched the Premier of New Brunswick, Susan Holt, following Dominic LeBlanc’s speech.

The Prime Minister says she is impatient to work with Louise Imbeault.

Your energy, your work and your dedication to our province have already given us pride and strength here in New Brunswick. Your ability to lead and your extensive experience are valuable assets and are well suited to meet the challenges we face today, of which there are manysays Susan Holt.

Lieutenant governors are appointed for a minimum period of five years by the Governor General of Canada, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.

With information from Alix Villeneuve and Justin Dupuis