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Birth
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March 10, 1947
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Place of Birth
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Port Alberni, British Columbia
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Constituencies
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Vancouver Centre, British Columbia (1988-1993)
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Political Party
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Progressive Conservative
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Term
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1993
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Significant Acts
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Became the first woman to hold the office of Canadian prime minister
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Passed the 1991 Criminal Code Amendment on firearms control
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Passed the 1992 Criminal Code Amendment on sexual assault
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Reduced the size of the federal cabinet
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Participated in an international trade summit in Tokyo
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Career
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1980-1984 Won election to several posts in Vancouver, including chair of the Vancouver School Board
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1985-1986 Served as policy adviser to the premier of British Columbia
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1986-1988 Served as a member of the British Columbia legislative assembly
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1988 Won election to the House of Commons
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1989-1990 Served as minister of Indian affairs and northern development
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1990-1993 Served as minister of justice and attorney general
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1993 Served as minister of national defense and of veterans affairs
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June 1993 Became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party and prime minister
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October 1993 Was defeated in national elections
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December 1993 Resigned as party leader and from politics
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1996 Published her political memoir, Time and Chance |
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1996 Was named Canadian consul general in Los Angeles
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Did You Know
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Campbell's Progressive Conservative Party suffered the largest electoral defeat in Canadian history in 1993, losing all but two seats in the House of Commons.
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Campbell's given name is Avril Phaedra Campbell; she changed her name to Kim when she was 12.
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In addition to being the first female Canadian prime minister, Campbell was the first female Canadian attorney general, minister of justice, and minister of national defense.
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