Notable People and Alumni
Graduates have found success in many fields, serving as the heads of diverse institutions in both public and private sectors. As of 18 October 2011, the University has 167,224 alumni. Faculty and graduates have accumulated numerous awards including Governor General's Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Recipients of the Governor General's Award include Michel Bock, Christl Verduyn and Pulitzer Prize winner Carol Shields.
Chancellors have previously held positions such as Governor General of Canada, Viceregal consort of Canada. Examples include, Pauline Vanier, 46th Viceregal consort of Canada, Gabrielle Léger, the 48th Viceregal consort of Canada, Maurice Sauvé, the 50th Viceregal consort of Canada, and Michaëlle Jean, the 27th Governor General of Canada.
Two former heads of government attended the University, including Edward Morris, 1st Baron Morris, the 2nd Prime Minister of Newfoundland, and Paul Martin, the 24th Prime Minister of Canada. Premiers include Paul Okalik, 1st Premier of Nunavut, and Dalton McGuinty, 24th Premier of Ontario. Five graduates became puisine justices, with one moving on to become a Chief Justice of Canada. Puisne Justices include Louise Arbour, Michel Bastarache, Louise Charron, Louis LeBel and Gérald Fauteux. Fauteux would later become a Chief Justice of Canada.
Prominent business leaders include Daniel Lamarre, president and CEO of Cirque du Soleil, Paul Desmarais, chairman of the Power Corporation of Canada, André Desmarais and André Ouellet, Postmaster General of Canada, CEO and president of Canada Post.
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