Whit Fraser

Whit Fraser
Fraser in 2022
56th Viceregal consort of Canada
Assumed role
July 26, 2021
Governor GeneralMary Simon
Preceded bySharon Johnston (2017)
Chair of the Canadian Polar Commission
In office
1991–1999
Personal details
Born
Whit Grant Fraser

(1942-11-26) November 26, 1942 (age 81)
Merigomish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Spouse
(m. 1994)
Children3
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • author

Whit Grant Fraser CC (born November 26, 1942)[1] is a Canadian journalist, broadcaster, and author who has served as the 56th viceregal consort of Canada since 2021, as the husband of Governor General Mary Simon.[2]

  1. ^ Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (October 8, 2021). "His Excellency Whit Grant Fraser, C.C." The Governor General of Canada. Archived from the original on October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Catharine Tunney and John Paul Tasker, "Inuk leader Mary Simon named Canada's 1st Indigenous governor-general" Archived July 24, 2021, at the Wayback Machine. CBC News, July 6, 2021.