Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau

Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau (née Roy; 1956 – August 2, 2019) was the 31st Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. She was installed on October 23, 2014. She was the viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II of Canada in the Province of New Brunswick.

Early life and education Born in Newcastle, Miramichi, New Brunswick in 1956

Career Roy-Vienneau held a number of successful positions in education and engineering. She served two terms ending in 2014 as vice-president at the Université de Moncton's Shippagan Campus.

In August 2014, Roy-Vienneau was appointed Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick by Governor General of Canada David Lloyd Johnston on the Constitutional advice of Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper, on the suggestion of Premier David Alward with support from the opposition. Two scholarships worth $3000 are awarded to female second year undergraduate students studying engineering, respectively to one student at the University of New Brunswick, and one student at the Université de Moncton per year.

2018 provincial elections Roy-Vienneau played the role of referee in the aftermath of the 2018 New Brunswick general election, after no party won a majority. Of 49 seats, the Progressive Conservatives under Blaine Higgs won 22, the outgoing Liberals under Brian Gallant won 21, the Greens won 3 and the People's Alliance also won 3. Premier Brian Gallant met the lieutenant-governor and received permission to remain in power while submitting a throne speech to the legislature for a confidence vote. On November 2, the Liberal government lost the vote of confidence by a margin of 25–23. The lieutenant-governor therefore accepted the resignation of Brian Gallant, and Blaine Higgs became premier of New Brunswick.

Death Roy-Vinneau died from cancer on August 2, 2019, after first being diagnosed in spring 2018. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement regarding her death, offering condolences on behalf of his family and praising her achievements and contributions, saying "her work will continue to inspire future leaders for years to come".