Julie Payette

Julie Payette is a Canadian governer working under the president Justin Trudeau. She formerly worked as an engineer and scientist.

Julie was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. She grew up as a studious kid. At the age of 19, She chose to study at the United World College of Atlantic. Later, she decided to pursue an engineering career.

She completed her engineering graduation in 1990. She started her work-life as an IBM engineer. Yet, she went to work at the Research Laboratory in Switzerland for a few years. She started working as an astronaut since 2000. She worked as a communicator for STS-127.

Talking about her political career, she was nominated for the governer’s post by the president Justin Trudeau. She started her work-life in July 13, 2017. She has already served as a CSA astronaut.

10 Facts About Julie Payette

1. Julie Payette (born in October 20, 1963) is an inspirational woman. She served as an astronaut for about 7 years.
2. She is the current Governor of Canada. She was recommended by the president.
3. Her age is 56 years old. Also, her zodiac sign is Libra.
4. Her height is not mentioned. Yet, she seems to stand at about 5 feet and a few inches.
5. Talking about her personal life, she was married to Francois Brissette. The couple divorced in 1999.
6. Her parent’s names are Andre Payette and Jacqueline Payette. She belonged to a Canadian family. 
7. Moving on, she had a sibling sister named Maude Payette. there is not much available about her siblings.
8. Currently, her relationship details are not on board. She also divorced her husband William Flynn.
9. The coupled shared as a kid together. His name is Laurier Payette Flynn.
10. Lastly, she has around 16.8 thousand followers in Instagram. Also, she is available in Twitter and Facebook.