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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1943}}
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| birth_place = [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]], [[Ontario]]
| office = 55th [[Viceregal consort of Canada]]
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| predecessor = [[Jean-Daniel Lafond]]
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| spouse = [[David Johnston]]
| successor = [[Whit Fraser]] (2021)
| children = 5
| term_start = October 1, 2010
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| term_end = October 2, 2017
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| nationality = Canadian
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| governor_general = [[David Johnston]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1943}}
| known_for = [[Viceregal consort of Canada|Viceregal consort]] to David Johnston
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| birth_place = [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario]], Canada
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| occupation = [[Physical therapy|Rehabilitation Science Therapist]], author
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| alma_mater = [[University of Toronto]]<br>[[University of Western Ontario]] <small>([[Bachelor of Science|BSc]])</small><br>[[McGill University]] <small>([[Master of Science|MSc]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])</small>
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| children = 5, including [[Alex Johnston (Canadian businesswoman)|Alex Johnston]]
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| occupation = {{hlist|[[Physical therapy|Rehabilitation therapist]]|author}}
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* [[University of Western Ontario]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BSc]])
* [[McGill University]] ([[Master of Science|MSc]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])
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'''Sharon Johnston''' {{postnominal|country=CAN|CC}} {{postnominal|country=GBR|DStJ}} (born 1943) is the wife of [[David Johnston]], the 28th [[Governor General of Canada]].
'''Sharon Johnston''' {{post-nominal|country=CAN|CC}} {{post-nominal|country=GBR|DStJ}} (born 1943) is a Canadian author who was the 55th [[viceregal consort of Canada]], due to being the wife of [[David Johnston]], the 28th [[Governor General of Canada]].


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
A native of [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]], she completed her studies in [[physiotherapy]] and [[occupational therapy]] at the [[University of Toronto]] and received a [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] degree at the [[University of Western Ontario]] and an [[Master of Science|MSc]] degree at [[McGill University]]. She also graduated as a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] in rehabilitation science at McGill.<ref name=bio>[http://newsrelease.uwaterloo.ca/news.php?id=1068 "David Johnston named UW president"]. [[University of Waterloo]], October 7, 1998.</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Governor General of Canada |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/media-advisory-her-excellency-sharon-193800408.html |title=Media Advisory: Her Excellency Sharon Johnston to Give Keynote Address at the Third Edith Aston-McCrimmon Lecture Series at McGill University - Yahoo Finance |work=[[Yahoo! Finance]] |date=November 28, 2012 |accessdate=February 10, 2014}}</ref>
A native of [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]], she completed her studies in [[physiotherapy]] and [[occupational therapy]] at the [[University of Toronto]] and received a [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] degree at the [[University of Western Ontario]] and an [[Master of Science|MSc]] degree at [[McGill University]]. She also graduated as a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] in rehabilitation science at McGill.<ref name="bio">[http://newsrelease.uwaterloo.ca/news.php?id=1068 "David Johnston named UW president"]. [[University of Waterloo]], October 7, 1998.</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 28, 2012 |title=Media Advisory: Her Excellency Sharon Johnston to Give Keynote Address at the Third Edith Aston-McCrimmon Lecture Series at McGill University - Yahoo Finance |publisher=[[Yahoo! Finance]] |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/media-advisory-her-excellency-sharon-193800408.html |access-date=February 10, 2014}}</ref>


The Johnstons married in 1965 and were high school sweethearts.<ref name=cbcbio>[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/07/08/f-governor-general-david-johnston-profile.html "David Johnston: Lawyer, academic, Canada's next GG"]. [[CBC News]], July 8, 2010.</ref>
The Johnstons married in 1964 and were high school sweethearts.<ref name="cbcbio">[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/07/08/f-governor-general-david-johnston-profile.html "David Johnston: Lawyer, academic, Canada's next GG"]. [[CBC News]], July 8, 2010.</ref>


She began her medical career working for the Crippled Children's Centre in Toronto, now known as the [[Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital]].<ref name=gaz>[https://montrealgazette.com/news/Wife+next+Governor+General+likes+write+shuns+spotlight+friends/3251917/story.html#ixzz0t7lehY5C "Wife of next Governor General likes to write, but shuns the spotlight, say friends"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713191410/http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Wife+next+Governor+General+likes+write+shuns+spotlight+friends/3251917/story.html |date=July 13, 2010 }}. ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', July 8, 2010</ref>
She began her medical career working for the Crippled Children's Centre in Toronto, now known as the [[Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital]].<ref name="gaz">[https://montrealgazette.com/news/Wife+next+Governor+General+likes+write+shuns+spotlight+friends/3251917/story.html "Wife of next Governor General likes to write, but shuns the spotlight, say friends"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713191410/http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Wife+next+Governor+General+likes+write+shuns+spotlight+friends/3251917/story.html |date=July 13, 2010 }}. ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', July 8, 2010</ref>


At the time of her husband's appointment as Governor General, she was taking a creative writing course at [[Humber College]] and writing a [[historical fiction]] novel.<ref name=gaz/><ref name=appt2>{{cite news| title=Next governor-general unveiled | newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]| date=July 8, 2010| url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/next-governor-general-unveiled/article1632781/| accessdate=July 8, 2010}}</ref> The novel, the first volume of a planned trilogy, was published by [[Dundurn Press]] as ''Matrons and Madams'' in April 2015.<ref name=novel>[https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/books/of-matrons-madams-and-rideau-hall-traditions-sharon-johnston-talks-about-her-new-novel "Of Matrons, madams and Rideau Hall traditions: Sharon Johnston talks about her new novel"]. ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', April 10, 2015.</ref>
At the time of her husband's appointment as Governor General, she was taking a creative writing course at [[Humber College]] and writing a [[historical fiction]] novel.<ref name=gaz/><ref name="appt2">{{Cite news |date=July 8, 2010 |title=Next governor-general unveiled |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/next-governor-general-unveiled/article1632781/ |access-date=July 8, 2010 |archive-date=July 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710215651/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/next-governor-general-unveiled/article1632781/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The novel, the first volume of a planned trilogy, was published by [[Dundurn Press]] as ''Matrons and Madams'' in April 2015.<ref name="novel">[https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/books/of-matrons-madams-and-rideau-hall-traditions-sharon-johnston-talks-about-her-new-novel "Of Matrons, madams and Rideau Hall traditions: Sharon Johnston talks about her new novel"]. ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', April 10, 2015.</ref>


She operates a horse training centre,<ref name=sun>[http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/2010/07/07/14640536.html "David Johnston to be Canada's next GG"]. [[canoe.ca]], July 7, 2010.</ref> Chatterbox Farm outside of [[Waterloo, Ontario]], which she owns with her husband.<ref name=gaz/> They have five daughters together.<ref name=cv>{{cite web|url=http://president.uwaterloo.ca/DJ+CV/DJ+CV_2.pdf|title=Home - Office of the President|date=February 7, 2012|publisher=|accessdate=June 5, 2018}}</ref>
She operates a horse training centre,<ref name="sun">{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130115084846/http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/2010/07/07/14640536.html "David Johnston to be Canada's next GG"]}}. [[canoe.ca]], July 7, 2010.</ref> Chatterbox Farm outside of [[Waterloo, Ontario]], which she owns with her husband.<ref name=gaz/> They have five daughters together, including [[Alex Johnston (Canadian businesswoman)|Alex Johnston]].<ref name="cv">{{Cite web |date=February 7, 2012 |title=Home - Office of the President |url=http://president.uwaterloo.ca/DJ+CV/DJ+CV_2.pdf |access-date=June 5, 2018}}</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==
* As the [[Viceregal consort of Canada]], she was styled [[Excellency|Her Excellency]] while in office. She was invested ''[[ex officio]]'' as [[Order of Canada|Companion of the Order of Canada]] (CC) by [[Queen Elizabeth II]] on September 5, 2010 during an [[Audience (meeting)|audience]] with [[Queen Elizabeth II]] at [[Balmoral Castle]].<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/09/05/gg-designate-meets-queen.html GG-designate visits Queen]. [[CBC News]], September 5, 2010.</ref> She was also appointed as a [[Venerable Order of Saint John|Dame of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem]] at the same time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13875|title=The Governor General of Canada|first=The Office of the Secretary to the Governor|last=General|publisher=|accessdate=June 5, 2018}}</ref>
* As the [[viceregal consort of Canada]], she was styled [[Excellency|Her Excellency]] while in office. She was invested ''[[ex officio]]'' as a [[Order of Canada|Companion of the Order of Canada]] (CC) by Queen [[Elizabeth II]] on September 5, 2010, during an [[Audience (meeting)|audience]] with Her Majesty at [[Balmoral Castle]].<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/09/05/gg-designate-meets-queen.html GG-designate visits Queen]. [[CBC News]], September 5, 2010.</ref> She was also appointed as a [[Venerable Order of Saint John|Dame of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem]] (DStJ) at the same time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Governor General of Canada |url=http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13875 |access-date=June 5, 2018}}</ref>
* When she and [[David Johnston]] left office on October 2, 2017, Their Order of Canada Appointments were transferred to Appointments as Extraordinary Companions.
* When she and her husband left office on October 2, 2017, their Order of Canada appointments were transferred to appointments as Extraordinary Companions.
* In 2012 she was awarded the Canadian version of the [[Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal]].<ref name="General">{{cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=103432&t=13&ln=Johnston|title=The Governor General of Canada|first=The Office of the Secretary to the Governor|last=General|publisher=|accessdate=June 7, 2018}}</ref>
* In 2012, she was awarded the Canadian version of the [[Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal]].<ref name="General">{{Cite web |title=The Governor General of Canada |url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=103432&t=13&ln=Johnston |access-date=June 7, 2018}}</ref>
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* On April 18, 2018, she was given the [[Key to the City]] of [[Ottawa]] by [[List of mayors of Ottawa|Mayor of Ottawa]] [[Jim Watson (Canadian politician)|Jim Watson]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 19, 2018 |title=The Right Honourable David Johnston and Mrs. Sharon Johnston receive the Key to the City |url=https://ottawa.ca/en/news/right-honourable-david-johnston-and-mrs-sharon-johnston-receive-key-city |access-date=June 5, 2018 |website=ottawa.ca |archive-date=June 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613084549/https://ottawa.ca/en/news/right-honourable-david-johnston-and-mrs-sharon-johnston-receive-key-city |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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* On June 6, 2016 she was appointed as an [[Colonel (title)|Honorary Captain]] of the [[Royal Canadian Navy]] with responsibility for Military Personnel Command of the Canadian Armed Forces.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/about-org-structure/excellency-sharon-johnston.page|title=Her Excellency Sharon Johnston|first=Government of Canada, National|last=Defence|website=www.forces.gc.ca|accessdate=June 5, 2018}}</ref> <ref>https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/organizational-structure/military-personnel-command/honorary-captain-navy-biography.html</ref>
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* On July 29, 2018, she was named an [[Alpha Gamma Delta]] Distinguished Citizen, one of their highest alumnae honours.<ref>{{Citation |title=2018 Convention Distinguished Citizen: Sharon Downey Johnston |date=May 29, 2018 |url=https://vimeo.com/272357608 |access-date=July 20, 2018}}</ref>
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* On April 18, 2018 she was given the [[Key to the City]] of [[Ottawa]] by [[List of mayors of Ottawa|Mayor of Ottawa]] [[Jim Watson (Canadian politician)|Jim Watson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ottawa.ca/en/news/right-honourable-david-johnston-and-mrs-sharon-johnston-receive-key-city|title=The Right Honourable David Johnston and Mrs. Sharon Johnston receive the Key to the City|first=Service Innovation & Performance|last=Dept.|date=April 19, 2018|website=ottawa.ca|accessdate=June 5, 2018}}</ref>
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*On July 29, 2018, she was named an [[Alpha Gamma Delta]] Distinguished Citizen, one of their highest alumnae honours.<ref>{{Citation|last=Delta|first=Alpha Gamma|title=2018 Convention Distinguished Citizen: Sharon Downey Johnston|date=2018-05-29|url=https://vimeo.com/272357608|access-date=2018-07-20}}</ref>


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* Companion
* Companion<br/>(September 5, 2010)
* Extraordinary Companion<br/>(October 2, 2017)<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Governor General of Canada |url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=11189&t=12&ln=Johnston |access-date=June 7, 2018}}</ref>
* September 5, 2010
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* October 2, 2017
* <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=11189&t=12&ln=Johnston|title=The Governor General of Canada|first=The Office of the Secretary to the Governor|last=General|publisher=|accessdate=June 7, 2018}}</ref>
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* Dame of Justice
* Dame of Justice<br/>(September 5, 2010)
* September 5, 2010
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* February 6, 2012
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==Honorary degrees==
===Honorary military appointments===
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* {{flagicon|CAN|naval}} '''June 6, 2016{{spaced ndash}}present''': [[Colonel (Canada)#Honorary ranks and appointments|Honorary Captain]] of the [[Royal Canadian Navy]], with responsibility for Military Personnel Command of the Canadian Armed Forces.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Her Excellency Sharon Johnston |url=http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/about-org-structure/excellency-sharon-johnston.page |access-date=June 5, 2018 |website=forces.gc.ca|date=April 22, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Johnstonbio">{{Cite web |date=June 6, 2016 |title=Her Excellency Sharon Johnston, CC - Honorary Captain (Navy) for Military Personnel Command - Biography |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/organizational-structure/military-personnel-command/honorary-captain-navy-biography.html |website=aem}}</ref>
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===Honorary educational appointments===
Sharon Johnston has been nominated to many voluntary educational roles, such as the board of [[Collège international Marie de France]] in [[Montreal]], and [[Bishop's College School]] in [[Lennoxville]], Quebec.<ref name=Johnstonbio />

===Honorary degrees===
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| {{Flagu|British Columbia}} || 2015 || [[Vancouver Island University]] || [[Doctor of Laws]] (LL.D)<ref name="viu.ca">{{Cite web | title=Record of Honorary Doctorate Recipients | work=www2.viu.ca | accessdate=June 4, 2018 | url=https://www2.viu.ca/honorarycredentials/RecordofHonoraryDoctorateRecipients.asp }}</ref>
| {{Flagu|British Columbia}} || '''2015''' || [[Vancouver Island University]] || [[Doctor of Laws]] (LLD)<ref name="viu.ca">{{Cite web |title=Record of Honorary Doctorate Recipients |url=https://www2.viu.ca/honorarycredentials/RecordofHonoraryDoctorateRecipients.asp |access-date=June 4, 2018 |website=www2.viu.ca}}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Ontario}} || '''June 7, 2016''' || [[Carleton University]] || Doctor of Laws (LLD)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sharon Johnston Receives Honorary Doctorate from Carleton University |url=https://newsroom.carleton.ca/2016/06/07/sharon-johnston-receives-honorary-doctorate-carleton-university/ |access-date=June 5, 2018 |website=newsroom.carleton.ca |archive-date=July 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707100028/http://newsroom.carleton.ca/2016/06/07/sharon-johnston-receives-honorary-doctorate-carleton-university/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Honorary Degrees Awarded Since 1954 - Senate |url=https://carleton.ca/senate/honorary-degrees/honorary-degrees-awarded-since-1954/ |access-date=June 5, 2018 |website=carleton.ca}}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Manitoba}} || '''May 18, 2017''' || [[University of Manitoba]] || Doctor of Laws (LLD)<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Manitoba - University Governance - Sharon J. Johnston, LL.D., May 18, 2017 |url=http://umanitoba.ca/admin/governance/senate/hdr/sharon_j_johnston.html |access-date=June 5, 2018 |website=umanitoba.ca}}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Ontario}} || June 7, 2016 || [[Carleton University]] || [[Doctor of Laws]] (LL.D)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.carleton.ca/2016/06/07/sharon-johnston-receives-honorary-doctorate-carleton-university/|title=Sharon Johnston Receives Honorary Doctorate from Carleton University|website=newsroom.carleton.ca|accessdate=June 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://carleton.ca/senate/honorary-degrees/honorary-degrees-awarded-since-1954/|title=Honorary Degrees Awarded Since 1954 - Senate|website=carleton.ca|accessdate=June 5, 2018}}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Manitoba}} || May 18, 2017 || [[University of Manitoba]] || [[Doctor of Laws]] (LL.D)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://umanitoba.ca/admin/governance/senate/hdr/sharon_j_johnston.html|title=University of Manitoba - University Governance - Sharon J. Johnston, LL.D., May 18, 2017|website=umanitoba.ca|accessdate=June 5, 2018}}</ref>
| {{Flagu|Ontario}} || '''June 21, 2017''' || [[University of Western Ontario]] || Doctor of Laws (LLD)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honorary Degrees Awarded, 1881 - Present |url=https://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/senate/honorary/honorary_degrees_by_year.pdf |access-date=November 15, 2019 |publisher=[[University of Western Ontario]]}}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Ontario}} || June 21, 2017 || [[University of Western Ontario]] || [[Doctor of Laws]] (LL.D)<ref>{{cite web |title=Honorary Degrees Awarded, 1881 - Present|url=https://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/senate/honorary/honorary_degrees_by_year.pdf |publisher=[[University of Western Ontario]] |accessdate=November 15, 2019}}</ref>
| {{Flagu|Ontario}} || '''2018''' || [[Nipissing University]] || [[Doctor of Education]] (DEd) <ref>{{Cite web |title=Honorary Degree Recipients |url=https://www.nipissingu.ca/about/convocation/honorary-degree-recipients |publisher=Nipissing University}}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|New Brunswick}} || '''2019''' || [[Mount Allison University]] || Doctor of Laws (LLD) <ref>{{Cite web |title=Mount Allison University &#124; Honorary degree recipients 21st century |url=https://www.mta.ca/Community/Governance_and_admin/Governance/Board_of_Regents/Board_committees/Honorary_degrees/Honorary_degree_recipients_21st_century/Honorary_degree_recipients_21st_century/ |website=mta.ca |access-date=August 7, 2020 |archive-date=June 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609232358/https://www.mta.ca/Community/Governance_and_admin/Governance/Board_of_Regents/Board_committees/Honorary_degrees/Honorary_degree_recipients_21st_century/Honorary_degree_recipients_21st_century/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| {{Flagu|Ontario}} || 2018 || [[Nipissing University]] || [[Doctor of Education]] (D.Ed) <ref>https://www.nipissingu.ca/about/convocation/honorary-degree-recipients</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Ontario}} || '''June 23, 2021''' || [[Ontario Tech University|University of Ontario Institute of Technology]] || Doctor of Laws (LLD) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/david-and-sharon-johnston-to-be-presented-honorary-degrees-3835327|title=David and Sharon Johnston to be presented honorary degrees|website=SooToday.com|accessdate=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 18:22, 1 February 2024

For the American architect, see Sharon Johnston (architect).

Sharon Johnston
CC DStJ
55th Viceregal consort of Canada
In office
October 1, 2010 – October 2, 2017
Governor GeneralDavid Johnston
Preceded byJean-Daniel Lafond
Succeeded byWhit Fraser (2021)
Personal details
Born1943 (age 80–81)
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Spouse
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(m. 1964)​
Children5, including Alex Johnston
Alma mater
Occupation

Sharon Johnston CC DStJ (born 1943) is a Canadian author who was the 55th viceregal consort of Canada, due to being the wife of David Johnston, the 28th Governor General of Canada.

Life and career[edit]

A native of Sault Ste. Marie, she completed her studies in physiotherapy and occupational therapy at the University of Toronto and received a BSc degree at the University of Western Ontario and an MSc degree at McGill University. She also graduated as a Doctor of Philosophy in rehabilitation science at McGill.[1][2]

The Johnstons married in 1964 and were high school sweethearts.[3]

She began her medical career working for the Crippled Children's Centre in Toronto, now known as the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital.[4]

At the time of her husband's appointment as Governor General, she was taking a creative writing course at Humber College and writing a historical fiction novel.[4][5] The novel, the first volume of a planned trilogy, was published by Dundurn Press as Matrons and Madams in April 2015.[6]

She operates a horse training centre,[7] Chatterbox Farm outside of Waterloo, Ontario, which she owns with her husband.[4] They have five daughters together, including Alex Johnston.[8]

Honours[edit]


Ribbon bars of Sharon Johnston

Ribbon Description Notes
Order of Canada (CC)
  • Companion
    (September 5, 2010)
  • Extraordinary Companion
    (October 2, 2017)[14]
Order of St. John (DStJ)
  • Dame of Justice
    (September 5, 2010)
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • Canadian version
    (February 6, 2012)[11]

Honorary military appointments[edit]

Honorary educational appointments[edit]

Sharon Johnston has been nominated to many voluntary educational roles, such as the board of Collège international Marie de France in Montreal, and Bishop's College School in Lennoxville, Quebec.[16]

Honorary degrees[edit]

Location Date School Degree
 British Columbia 2015 Vancouver Island University Doctor of Laws (LLD)[17]
 Ontario June 7, 2016 Carleton University Doctor of Laws (LLD)[18][19]
 Manitoba May 18, 2017 University of Manitoba Doctor of Laws (LLD)[20]
 Ontario June 21, 2017 University of Western Ontario Doctor of Laws (LLD)[21]
 Ontario 2018 Nipissing University Doctor of Education (DEd) [22]
 New Brunswick 2019 Mount Allison University Doctor of Laws (LLD) [23]
 Ontario June 23, 2021 University of Ontario Institute of Technology Doctor of Laws (LLD) [24]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "David Johnston named UW president". University of Waterloo, October 7, 1998.
  2. ^ "Media Advisory: Her Excellency Sharon Johnston to Give Keynote Address at the Third Edith Aston-McCrimmon Lecture Series at McGill University - Yahoo Finance". Yahoo! Finance. November 28, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  3. ^ "David Johnston: Lawyer, academic, Canada's next GG". CBC News, July 8, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c "Wife of next Governor General likes to write, but shuns the spotlight, say friends" Archived July 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Montreal Gazette, July 8, 2010
  5. ^ "Next governor-general unveiled". The Globe and Mail. July 8, 2010. Archived from the original on July 10, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  6. ^ "Of Matrons, madams and Rideau Hall traditions: Sharon Johnston talks about her new novel". Ottawa Citizen, April 10, 2015.
  7. ^ "David Johnston to be Canada's next GG"[usurped]. canoe.ca, July 7, 2010.
  8. ^ "Home - Office of the President" (PDF). February 7, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  9. ^ GG-designate visits Queen. CBC News, September 5, 2010.
  10. ^ "The Governor General of Canada". Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  11. ^ a b "The Governor General of Canada". Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  12. ^ "The Right Honourable David Johnston and Mrs. Sharon Johnston receive the Key to the City". ottawa.ca. April 19, 2018. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  13. ^ 2018 Convention Distinguished Citizen: Sharon Downey Johnston, May 29, 2018, retrieved July 20, 2018
  14. ^ "The Governor General of Canada". Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  15. ^ "Her Excellency Sharon Johnston". forces.gc.ca. April 22, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Her Excellency Sharon Johnston, CC - Honorary Captain (Navy) for Military Personnel Command - Biography". aem. June 6, 2016.
  17. ^ "Record of Honorary Doctorate Recipients". www2.viu.ca. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  18. ^ "Sharon Johnston Receives Honorary Doctorate from Carleton University". newsroom.carleton.ca. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  19. ^ "Honorary Degrees Awarded Since 1954 - Senate". carleton.ca. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  20. ^ "University of Manitoba - University Governance - Sharon J. Johnston, LL.D., May 18, 2017". umanitoba.ca. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  21. ^ "Honorary Degrees Awarded, 1881 - Present" (PDF). University of Western Ontario. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  22. ^ "Honorary Degree Recipients". Nipissing University.
  23. ^ "Mount Allison University | Honorary degree recipients 21st century". mta.ca. Archived from the original on June 9, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  24. ^ "David and Sharon Johnston to be presented honorary degrees". SooToday.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

External links[edit]

Honorary titles
Preceded by Viceregal Consort of Canada
2010–2017 		Succeeded by
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