Antoinette Perry (lieutenant governor)
Antoinette Perry, OPEI (born 1953 or 1954) is a Canadian former schoolteacher and the 29th lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island since 2017, acting as the province's viceregal representative of King Charles III of Canada. She was appointed on September 14, 2017, by Governor General David Johnston on the constitutional advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and was sworn in on October 20, 2017, succeeding H. Frank Lewis. Perry's swearing in ceremony took place in Tignish, Prince Edward Island, marking the first time a PEI lieutenant governor was sworn in outside of the province's capital, Charlottetown.
Her Honour the Honourable Antoinette Perry OPEI | |
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| 29th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island | |
| Assumed office October 20, 2017 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Governors General | Julie Payette Mary Simon |
| Premier | Wade MacLauchlan Dennis King |
| Preceded by | H. Frank Lewis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 or 1954 (age 69–70) Tignish, Prince Edward Island |
| Alma mater | Université de Moncton (1976) |
| Profession | Schoolteacher, church organist |
Perry is an Acadian who taught as a schoolteacher for 32 years after attaining a bachelor's degree in music education at the Université de Moncton in 1976, and has also served as the church organist at St. Simon & St. Jude Church in Tignish. Perry, who is single, is the first unmarried lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island.