Kim 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 of Canada | |
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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 Serving with Darlene Marzari |
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| Preceded by |
Pat McGeer Garde Gardom |
| Succeeded by | Tom Perry |
| Personal details | |
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Avril Phædra Douglas Campbell March 10, 1947 Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative (1988–2003) |
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British Columbia Social Credit Party (Before 1988) |
| Spouse(s) |
Nathan Divinsky (1972–1983) Howard Eddy (1986–1993) Hershey Felder (1997–present) |
| Residence | Paris, France |
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| Religion | Anglicanism |
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Avril Phædra 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. 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, perhaps for actress Kim Novak.
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.
She earned an honors bachelor's degree in political science from the University of British Columbia, graduating in 1969. She was active in the student government and served as the school's first female president of the freshman class. She then completed a year of graduate study at that school, to qualify for doctoral-level studies. Campbell entered the London School of Economics in 1970 to study towards her doctorate in Soviet Government, and spent three months touring the Soviet Union, from April to June 1972. She had spent several years studying the Russian language, and was nearly fluent. Campbell ultimately left her doctoral studies, returning to live in Vancouver after marrying Nathan Divinsky, her longtime partner, in 1972. She earned, in 1983, an LL.B. from the University of British Columbia. She was called to the British Columbia Bar in 1984, and practised law in Vancouver until 1986.
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