0A - The Governor General - DAVID JOHNSTON

FrançaisContact UsHome The Governor General Governor General David Johnston Coat of Arms Sharon Johnston Former Governors General Governor General David Johnston David Johnston began his professional career as an assistant professor in the Faculty... More

FrançaisContact UsHome The Governor General Governor General David Johnston Coat of Arms Sharon Johnston Former Governors General Governor General David Johnston David Johnston began his professional career as an assistant professor in the Faculty of Law at Queen’s University in 1966, moving to the Law Faculty at the University of Toronto in 1968. He became dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Western Ontario in 1974. In 1979, he was named principal and vicechancellor of McGill University, and in July 1994, he returned to the McGill Faculty of Law as a full-time professor. In June 1999, he became the fifth president of the University of Waterloo. Mr. Johnston has served on many provincial and federal task forces and committees.  He has also served on the  boards of a number of companies, including Arise, CGI, Fairfax, and Masco. He was president of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada and of the Conférence des recteurs et d Less