Julie Payette, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Julie Payette

29th Governor General of Canada, former CSA Astronaut

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1963

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Profession: astronaut, engineer, politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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Julie Payette (born October 20, 1963) is the Governor General of Canada, the 29th officeholder since Canadian Confederation.
On July 13, 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Queen Elizabeth II had approved the appointment of Payette as the next Governor General of Canada.
She was sworn in on October 2, 2017.
She is the fourth woman and the sixth francophone to hold the post. Payette is an engineer, businessperson, and a former member of the Canadian Astronaut Corps.
Payette has completed two spaceflights, STS-96 and STS-127, and has logged more than 25 days in space.
She served as chief astronaut for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and has served as capsule communicator at NASA Mission Control Center in Houston. In July 2013, Payette was named chief operating officer for the Montreal Science Centre, and in April 2014, she was appointed to the board of directors of the National Bank of Canada.