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Early Years 1927- 1959

Roméo LeBlanc, student at College St-Joseph, Memramcook, NB, circa 1945.

Graduation from College, St-Joseph, (Bachelor of Arts), Memramcook, NB, 1948.

A Career in Journalism 1959-1971

Press credentials, 1953 and 1967.

Student card, Université de Paris, 1954.

Letter from L.B. Pearson to Roméo LeBlanc -London-based correspondent for Radio-Canada, 1962.

Radio-Canada press credentials for visit to Algeria, 1965.

Roméo LeBlanc, on the set of Radio-Canada, 1965.

Roméo LeBlanc, on the set of Radio-Canada, 1965.

Official Radio-Canada portrait, 1966.

Roméo LeBlanc, press secretary to Prime Minister Trudeau, watches from a privileged seat as Mike Wallace (left) of CBS News interviews the PM, Ottawa, circa 1970.

Roméo LeBlanc, press secretary to Prime Minister Pearson, enters the House of Commons with the PM and rookie Minister Jean Chrétien (foreground), Ottawa, 1967.

Roméo LeBlanc, press secretary, confers with Prime Minister Trudeau, Ottawa, circa 1970.

Draft communiqué announcing the proclamation of the War Measures Act, as edited in the hand of Roméo LeBlanc, press secretary to Prime Minister Trudeau, 1970.

Press Secretary Roméo LeBlanc exits the House of Commons with PM Trudeau and Principal Secretary Marc Lalonde (right), Ottawa, 1971.

From the Back Benches to the Ministry 1971-1984

Letter from PM Trudeau congratulating Roméo LeBlanc on becoming a candidate for the federal riding of Wesmorland-Kent, 1972.

Westmorland-Kent candidate Roméo LeBlanc relaxes at his cottage in Cap-de-Cocagne (Grande-Digue) NB with son Dominic and wife Joslyn, September, 1972.

Senator Ted Kennedy with Fisheries and Environment Minister Roméo LeBlanc at his Parliament Hill office, Ottawa, circa 1976.

Fisheries Minister Roméo LeBlanc confers with PM Trudeau, 1974.

Fisheries and Environment Minister Roméo LeBlanc meets with Cuban President Fidel Castro as part of negotiations over the 200-mile fishing limit, Havana, 1976.

Fisheries and Environment Minister Roméo LeBlanc receives honorary doctorate from the Université de Moncton, 1977.

Fisheries and Environment Minister Roméo LeBlanc with son, Dominic, aged 9, aboard a fisheries patrol vessel, coast of British Columbia, 1977.

Fisheries and Environment Minister Roméo LeBlanc presented to Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at Rideau Hall during the Queen’s Jubilee tour of Canada, 1977.

Fisheries and Environment Minister Roméo LeBlanc confers with PM Trudeau during a First Ministers Conference, Ottawa, 1978.

Roméo LeBlanc with Leader of the Opposition Trudeau, Dominic LeBlanc and Sacha Trudeau, Moncton train station, 1979.

Public Works Minister Roméo LeBlanc visits with NB students on Parliament Hill, 1983.

Fisheries and Oceans Minister Roméo LeBlanc with daughter, Genevieve, and son, Dominic, Parliament Hill, 1981.

Life in the Senate 1984- 1993

A relaxed Senator Roméo LeBlanc pictured on his cottage property, Cap-de-Cocagne (Grande-Digue) NB, 1989.

Senator Roméo LeBlanc confers with Leader of the Opposition Jean Chrétien, Ottawa, 1990.

Senator Roméo LeBlanc, Speaker of the Senate, official photograph, Ottawa, 1993.

Canada's 25th Governor General 1993- 1999

Governor General Roméo LeBlanc in the Rideau Hall greenhouse, 1995.

Governor General Roméo LeBlanc with Ontario Premier Bob Rae during an official visit to Queen’s Park, Toronto, 1995.

A hand-written note from Prime Minister Jean Chrétien to Governor General Roméo LeBlanc, May, 1995.

Governor General Roméo LeBlanc with goddaughter, Emma Kinsella, Rideau Hall, 1995.

Governor General Roméo LeBlanc with wife, Diana Fowler LeBlanc, during Installation ceremony in the Senate Chamber, Ottawa, February 8, 1995.

Governor General Roméo LeBlanc presents an honorary Order of Canada to South African President Nelson Mandela (the first foreigner to receive this honour) during a ceremony at Rideau Hall, November, 1998.