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 Kim Campbell
Prime Minister, Canada, 1993
Kim Campbell was the first and only Prime Minister of Canada, and only woman the
second woman to sit at the table of G8 leaders. Campbell began her political life
as a trustee, chair, and vice-chair of the Vancouver School Board in the early
1980s.
She has also served as Minister of State for Indian Affairs and Northern
Development and Canada’s first female Minister of Justice, Attorney-General,
and Minister of National Defense. From 1996-2000, Campbell served as Consul
General to Los Angeles. Before her political career, Campbell lectured part-time
in political science at the University of British Columbia and at Vancouver
Community College.
Since the end of her term as Prime Minister, Campbell has
served as President of the International Women’s Forum, Chair of the Council of
Women World Leaders, and as a board member with the International Crisis
Group and several other international organizations.
She is also a founding
member and Secretary-General of the Club of Madrid. Campbell has been listed
as one of the 50 Most Important Political Leaders in History in the National
Geographic Society’s Almanac of World History. She has received numerous
honorary fellowship and doctorates and is a bestselling author. Campbell
currently resides in France.
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