- Pierre Duchesne
Infobox Lt Governor
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honorific-prefix = His Honourthe Honorable
name = Pierre Duchesne
honorific-suffix = LLB BA
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order = 28th
office = Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
term_start =June 7 ,2007
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governor_general =Michaëlle Jean
premier =Jean Charest
predecessor =Lise Thibault
successor =
birth_date =February 27 ,1940
birth_place =La Malbaie, Quebec
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profession =Civil servant
religion =|Pierre Duchesne (born 1940) is the current Lieutenant Governor of
Quebec and former secretary general of theNational Assembly of Quebec . OnMay 18 ,2007 , he was announced by Prime MinisterStephen Harper as the nextLieutenant Governor of Quebec , replacing outgoing Lieutenant GovernorLise Thibault . [cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2007/05/18/quebec-lg-070518.html|title=Pierre Duchesne appointed Quebec's new lieutenant-governor|author=The Canadian Press |publisher=CBC|accessdate=2007-05-18] He was sworn in onJune 7 2007 . [cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2007/06/07/duchesne-swornin.html|title=Duchesne sworn in as Quebec's lieutenant-governor|publisher=CBC|accessdate=2007-06-07] As a Vice-Regal representative of Elizabeth II, he is styled "His Honour " while in office and "TheHonourable " for life.Mr. Duchesne had worked in the National Assembly since 1974 and served as its secretary general from 1984 to 2001. He is the author of two important publications on Quebec parliamentary procedure, "Recueil des décisions concernant la procédure parlementaire" and "La Procédure parlementaire du Québec".
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