Avril Campbell
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The Right Honourable Kim Campbell PC CC OBC QC |
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| 19th Prime Minister of Canada | |
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In office June 25, 1993 – November 4, 1993 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Ray Hnatyshyn |
| Deputy | Jean Charest |
| Preceded by | Brian Mulroney |
| Succeeded by | Jean Chrétien |
| Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party | |
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In office June 13, 1993 – December 14, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Brian Mulroney |
| Succeeded by | Jean Charest |
| 30th Minister of National Defence | |
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In office January 4, 1993 – June 25, 1993 |
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| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Marcel Masse |
| Succeeded by | Tom Siddon |
| 15th Minister of Veterans Affairs | |
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In office January 4, 1993 – June 25, 1993 |
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| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Gerald Merrithew |
| Succeeded by | Peter McCreath |
| Minister responsible for Federal-Provincial Relations | |
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In office January 4, 1993 – June 25, 1993 |
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| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Marcel Massé (Intergovernmental Affairs) |
| 42nd Minister of Justice | |
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In office February 23, 1990 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Doug Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Blais |
| Member of the Canada Parliament for Vancouver Centre |
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In office November 21, 1988 – October 25, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Pat Carney |
| Succeeded by | Hedy Fry |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Point Grey |
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In office September 24, 1986 – November 21, 1988 Served with Darlene Marzari |
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| Preceded by |
Pat McGeer Garde Gardom |
| Succeeded by | Tom Perry |
| Personal details | |
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Avril Phaedra Douglas Campbell March 10, 1947 Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party |
Social Credit Party (Before 1988) Progressive Conservative (1988–2003) |
| Spouse(s) |
Nathan Divinsky (1972–1983) Howard Eddy (1986–1993) Hershey Felder (1997–present) |
| Alma mater |
University of British Columbia London School of Economics |
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Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell PC CC OBC QC (born March 10, 1947) is a Canadian politician, diplomat, lawyer and writer who served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, from June 25, 1993, to November 4, 1993. Campbell was the first, and to date, only female prime minister of Canada, the first baby boomer to hold that office, and the only prime minister born in British Columbia. She currently is the chairperson for Canada's Supreme Court Advisory Board.
Campbell was born in Port Alberni, British Columbia, the daughter of Phyllis "Lissa" Margaret (née Cook; 1923–2013) and George Thomas Campbell (1920–2002), a barrister who had served with The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada in Italy. Her father was born in Montreal, to Scottish parents, from Glasgow. Her mother left the family when Campbell was 12, leaving Kim and her sister Alix to be raised by their father. As a teenager, Campbell permanently nicknamed herself Kim.
While in her pre-teens, Campbell was a host and reporter on the CBC children's program Junior Television Club.
Campbell and her family moved to Vancouver, where she attended Prince of Wales Secondary School and was a top student. She became the school's first female student president, and graduated in 1964.
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