Kim Campbell

Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell (born March 10, 1947) is a Canadian politician who was the 19th prime minister of Canada from June to November 1993. Campbell is the first and only female prime minister of Canada. Prior to becoming the final Progressive Conservative (PC) prime minister, she was also the first woman to serve as minister of justice in Canadian history and the first woman to become minister of defence in a NATO member state. Campbell was first elected to the British Columbia Legislative Assembly as a member of the British Columbia Social Credit Party in 1986 before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a PC in 1988. Under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, she occupied numerous cabinet positions including minister of justice and attorney general, minister of veterans affairs and minister of national defence from 1990 to 1993. Campbell became the new prime minister in June 1993 after Mulroney resigned in the wake of declining popularity. In the 1993 Canadian federal election in October of that year, the Progressive Conservatives were decimated, losing all but two seats from a previous majority, with Campbell losing her own. Her 132-day premiership is the third-shortest in Canadian history. Campbell was also the first baby boomer to hold the office, as well as the only prime minister born in British Columbia. She was the chairperson for the Canadian Supreme Court advisory board.

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Monarch

Elizabeth II

Governor General

Ray Hnatyshyn

Deputy

Jean Charest

Preceded by

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Succeeded by

Tom Perry

Ministerial offices

Ministerial offices Minister of National DefenceIn officeJanuary 4 – June 25, 1993 (1993-01-04 – 1993-06-25)Prime MinisterBrian MulroneyPreceded byMarcel MasseSucceeded byTom SiddonMinister of Veterans AffairsIn officeJanuary 4 – June 25, 1993 (1993-01-04 – 1993-06-25)Prime MinisterBrian MulroneyPreceded byGerald MerrithewSucceeded byPeter McCreathMinister of Justice and Attorney GeneralIn officeFebruary 23, 1990 – January 3, 1993Prime MinisterBrian MulroneyPreceded byDoug LewisSucceeded byPierre BlaisMinister of State (Indian Affairs and Northern Development)In officeJanuary 30, 1989 – February 22, 1990Prime MinisterBrian MulroneyMinisterPierre CadieuxPreceded byBernard ValcourtSucceeded byShirley Martin

Prime Minister

Brian Mulroney

Minister

Pierre Cadieux

Born

Avril Phaedra Douglas Campbell (1947-03-10) March 10, 1947 (age 78)Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada

Political party

Independent (since 2003)

Other politicalaffiliations

NPA (1980–1986) BC Social Credit(1983–1988) Progressive Conservative (1988–2003)

Spouses

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Alma mater

University of British Columbia (BA, LLB) London School of Economics

Occupation

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Party

Independent (since 2003)