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Majesty's pleasure |termlength_qualified = |constituting_instrument = |precursor = |formation = 1 July 1867 |first = The Viscount Monck |last = |abolished = |succession = |deputy = |salary = |website = (www.gg.ca ) }} The Governor General of Canada (French (): ''Gouverneur général du Canada'', or (): ''Gouverneure générale du Canada'') is the federal viceregal representative of the . Because the person of the sovereign is shared equally both with the 15 other Commonwealth realms and the 10 provinces of Canada and resides predominantly in oldest realm, the United Kingdom, , on the advice of the Canadian prime minister, appoints the governor general to carry out most of and ceremonial duties. The commission is for an unfixed period of time—known as serving '—though five years is the normal convention. Beginning in 1959, it has also been traditional to rotate between anglophone and francophone incumbents. Once in office, the governor general maintains direct contact with the , wherever may be at the time. The office has its roots in the 16th and 17th century colonial governors of New France and British North America, and thus is the oldest continuous institution in Canada. The present incarnation of the position emerged with Canadian Confederation and the British North America Act in 1867, which defined the viceregal office as the "Governor General acting by and with the Advice of the viceregal consort—is Sharon Johnston.〔Cite news|title=David Johnston: Lawyer, academic, Canada's next GG |publisher=CBC |date=8 July 2010 |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/07/08/f-governor-general-david-johnston-profile.html |accessdate=8 July 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20100711061812/http://www.cbc.ca:80/canada/story/2010/07/08/f-governor-general-david-johnston-profile.html |archivedate=11 July 2010 }}〕 ==Spelling of title== The Government of Canada spells the title ''governor general'' without a Canadian media still often use the ''governor-general'' spelling. As ''governor'' is the noun in the title, it is pluralized; thus, ''governors general'', rather than ''governor generals''. Moreover, both terms are Choice of case in text 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Governor General of Canada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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