The Order of Military Merit is a military honour for merit that is, within the Canadian system of honours, the second highest order administered by the Governor in Council on behalf of the Canadian mo
Commander's badge and neck ribbon
Governor General Michaëlle Jean wearing the Commander's insignia as a brooch, top on her left shoulder, at Remembrance Day ceremonies in Ottawa, 2007
Michaëlle Jean
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Michaëlle Jean is a Canadian former journalist who served as the 27th governor general of Canada from 2005 to 2010. She is the first Haitian Canadian and Black person to hold this office.
Jean c. 2010
The Catholic University of Milan, where Jean studied languages and literature
Prime Minister Paul Martin, who recommended Jean to Queen Elizabeth II for appointment as the sovereign's viceroy
Michaëlle Jean greets concert attendees at the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival at Rideau Hall