- Herménégilde Chiasson
Infobox Lt Governor
honorific-prefix = His HonourThe Honorable Doctor
name = Herménégilde Chiasson
honorific-suffix = ONB DLitt ("hc") DFA MFA ME BFA BA
imagesize =
order = 29th
office = Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
term_start = August 26, 2003
term_end =
Queen =Elizabeth II
governor_general =Adrienne Clarkson ,Michaëlle Jean
premier =Bernard Lord ,Shawn Graham
predecessor =Marilyn Trenholme Counsell
successor =
birth_date = 1946
birth_place = St-Simon,New Brunswick
spouse = Marcia Chiasson
profession =Poet ,playwright
religion =Roman Catholic |Herménégilde Chiasson ONB (born 1946 [ [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009342 Chiasson, Herménégilde ] ] ) is a noted
Acadian poet and playwright born in St-Simon,New Brunswick ,Canada . He is the currentLieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick . He is also currently a professor atUniversité de Moncton .Education
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Bachelor of Arts ,Université de Moncton (1967)
*Bachelor of Fine Arts ,Mount Allison University (1972)
*Masters in Esthetics ,University of Paris (Sorbonne), (1975)
*Masters of Fine Arts ,State University of New York (1981)
*Doctorate , University of Paris (Sorbonne), (1983)Career and Private Life
He is married to Marcia (Babineau) with one daughter, Sara-Jane. He served in many positions (director, playwright, journalist, researcher) with
Radio-Canada from 1968 until 1985. During this time, he also made many contributions to the cultural framework of New Brunswick: directing theGalerie d'art de l'Université de Moncton in 1974, serving as President of theGallerie sans nom in 1980, helping found the Editions Perce Neige in 1984 and the Aberdeen Co-op in 1985. He worked on several such projects after leaving Radio-Canada before becoming a professor of the history of Art and Cinema at the Université de Moncton in 1988.References
External links
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009342 Herménégilde Chiasson's] entry in [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=HomePage&Params=A1 The Canadian Encyclopedia]
* [http://www.gnb.ca/lg/bio-e.asp Government of New Brunswick - Lieutenant Governor Herménégilde Chiasson biography]
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