Manon Jeannotte (French pronunciation: [manɔ̃ ʒanɔt]) is a Canadian civil servant who serves as the 30th and current Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.
[1] She assumed the role on January 25, 2024, choosing to be sworn in at her office rather than in the National Assembly of Quebec as is customary.
[1] Prior to her appointment as 30th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec,[5] Jeannotte was Director of the First Nations Executive Education at HEC Montréal, which she also co-initiated.
Jeannotte has made her mark with the Micmac Nation of Gespeg, first as a councillor from 2003 to 2008, then from 2011 to 2015, before taking on the role of Chief from 2015 to 2019.
Early in her career, she had the opportunity to write a memoir on the presence of the Mi'gma in the Gaspé region for submission to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.