She was in 1984 appointed as governor general by Queen Elizabeth II , on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau , to replace Edward Richard Schreyer as vicereine .
She occupied the post until succeeded by Ray Hnatyshyn in 1990 .
She was in 1984 appointed as governor general by Queen Elizabeth II , on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau , to replace Edward Richard Schreyer as vicereine , and she occupied the post until succeeded by Ray Hnatyshyn in 1990 .