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Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell PC CC OBC KC (born March 10, 1947) is a former Canadian politician, diplomat, lawyer, and writer who served as the 19th prime minister of Canada from June 25 to November 4, 1993. Campbell is the first and only female prime minister of Canada.
Kim Campbell, Canadian politician, who in June 1993 became the first woman to serve as prime minister of Canada. Previously she was minister for Indian Affairs and Northern Development as well as justice minister and attorney general.
Mar 8, 2024 · OTTAWA — Former prime minister Kim Campbell called Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre a “liar and a hate-monger,” and suggested she won’t vote for his party in the next federal election.
Feb 21, 2008 · Kim Campbell became Canada's first — and still only — female prime minister when she assumed the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party following Brian Mulroney's resignation.
Quick Facts. Canada's only female prime minister, she held the job only briefly before being voted out. Name: born Avril Phaedra Douglas Campbell, changed to A. Kim Campbell in 1960. Born: March 10, 1947, Port Alberni, British Columbia.
Jun 20, 2018 · Kim Campbell becomes Canada's first woman prime minister At the Progressive Conservative leadership convention in 1993, Campbell beats rival Jean Charest to replace Brian Mulroney as leader and...
Kim Campbell's service as Canada's first female prime minister marks only one of the many firsts that make up her dynamic career spanning media, academia, law, government, and world leadership.
