Detailed note (Kim Campbell)

The Right Honourable
Kim Campbell

THE POLITICAL POWER
13 June 1993 - 25 October 1993

BORN
10 March 1947, Port Alberni, British Columbia

EDUCATION
University of British Columbia (B.A., LL.B.)
Postgraduate studies at University of Oregon and London School of Economics
PERSONAL STATUS
Married 1972, Nathan Divinsky (b. 1925)
Divorced 1983
Re-married 1986, Howard Eddy (b. 1937)
Divorced 1993

OCCUPATION
1975 -1978 Lecturer, Political Science, University of British Columbia
1978 -1981 Lecturer, Political Science and History, Vancouver Community College
1980 -1984 Trustee, Vancouver School Board
1983 Chairman, Vancouver School Board
1984 Vice-Chairman, Vancouver School Board
1983 - 1985 Lawyer, Vancouver
1985 - 1986 Director, Office of the Premier of British Columbia
Currently teaching

PARTY
Progressive Conservative
13 June - 13 December 1993 Party Leader

CONSTITUENCIES
1988 - 1993 Vancouver Center, British Columbia
OTHER MINISTRIES
1989 - 1990 Minister of State for Indian Affairs and Northern Development
1990 - 1993 Minister of Justice and Attorney General
1993 National Defence and Veterans Affairs

POLITICAL RECORD
Canditate, Leadership of the Social Credit Party, June 1986
Criminal Code Amendments (Firearms Control) 1991
First woman Prime Minister of Canada 25 June - 4 November 1993

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The Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell


Rank: 19th
Term: June 25 - November 4, 1993
Predecessor: Brian Mulroney
Successor: Jean Chrétien
Date of Birth: March 10, 1947
Place of Birth: Port Alberni, British Columbia
Profession: politician
Political Party: Progressive Conservative

Kim Campbell was the nineteenth Prime Minister of Canada from June 25 to November 4, 1993. Though she was not popularly elected, she remains North America's only female head of a national government to date.

She was born Avril Phaedra Douglas Campbell on March 10, 1947, but was not particularly fond of any of her given names, and consequently adopted the first name Kim in her teens. She was educated at the University of British Columbia (B.A., LL.B.) and studied for her doctorate in Soviet Government at the London School of Economics.

Campbell married Nathan Divinsky in 1972. During their marriage, Campbell lectured in political science at the University of British Columbia and at Vancouver Community College, and entered politics as a Vancouver school board trustee. Campbell and Divinsky were divorced in 1983, and Campbell married Howard Eddy in 1986.

She was elected to the British Columbia legislature as a member of the Social Credit party in 1986 and later unsuccessfully ran for the leadership of the party. A few years later she resigned from the legislature to run in the 1988 federal election as a Progressive Conservative.

Upon her election to the Canadian House of Commons in 1988, Campbell became Canada's first female Minister of Justice ( 1990- 1993). Then she briefly became the first female Minister of National Defence before running to succeed Brian Mulroney when he resigned as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1993. Campbell defeated Jean Charest at the Progressive Conservative leadership convention that June.

Also in 1993, Campbell and Eddy were divorced, although the divorce was finalized before she became Prime Minister.

Campbell's quick rise to fame from a relatively unknown cabinet member to Prime Minister of Canada came as a bit of a shock to many Canadians. The fact that she was a woman, the first to become Prime Minister, initially made her very popular. For a while, it seemed that she might have a chance of repairing the Conservative party's reputation, which had been badly damaged after a number of scandals during the Mulroney government. Accordingly, an election was quickly called, and the new Prime Minister hoped to ride this wave of popularity to an electoral victory. She was also the second woman in history to sit at the table of the Group of Seven (now G8) leaders, the eight most industrialized countries in the world, after British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

However, Campbell's initial popularity soon wore off. The prime minister appeared to have troubles relating to "regular" Canadians, and many felt that she had an overly condescending and pretentious tone. She once famously quipped that an election was "no time to discuss serious issues." In addition, she was criticized as carrying much the same attitudes and positions of her widely detested predecessor epitomised in the activist chant, "Kim, Kim, you're just like him."

Campbell also had a habit of making public relations blunders. A Conservative election commercial in which Liberal leader Jean Chrétien's facial paralysis was mocked was largely regarded as the final nail in her campaign's coffin.

In the 1993 election, all but two of the Conservative party's candidates lost their seats to a massive Liberal landslide, and Campbell herself failed to hold onto her Vancouver riding. Although many pundits saw the unprecedented scope of her defeat as a reflection of the unpopularity of her predecessor Mulroney (rather than as a rejection of Campbell per se), nevertheless she quickly resigned her position as party leader.

Campbell returned to lecturing in political science for a few years, this time at Harvard. Then, in 1996, the Liberal government that had defeated Campbell appointed her as Consul General to Los Angeles, a post she remained in until 2000.

In 1997 Campbell collaborated with common-law husband Hershey Felder on the production of a musical, Noah's Ark in Los Angeles. In 2002, she lectured at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She is also Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders, a network organised by the Kennedy School.

In 2004, she was included in the list of 50 most important political leaders in history in the Almanac of World History compiled by the National Geographic Society. Controversy ensued among academics in Canada over the merit of this honour.

She is also a member of the Club of Madrid, an independent organization whose main purpose and priority is to contribute to the strengthening of democracy in the world. Its membership is by invitation only and consists of former Heads of State and Government. The current President of the Club of Madrid is Fernando Cardoso, the former President of Brazil. On January 1st, 2004, Ms. Campbell assumed the role of Secretary General of the organization's secretariat in Madrid. She appeared on CBC's Mansbridge One on One with host Peter Mansbridge on May 8th, 2004 to discuss the organization, her thoughts on the merger of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance, and global issues confronting society.

She continues as a Lecturer of Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University to this day, in addition to her duties at the Club of Madrid. As well, she is a director of several publicly traded companies in high tech and biotech.

Preceded by:
Brian Mulroney
1984-1993 Prime Minister of Canada
1993 Followed by:
Jean Chrétien
1993-2003




Preceded by:
Brian Mulroney Progressive Conservative Leaders Followed by:
Jean Charest

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/**/ Kim Campbell

Rank: 19th
Term: June 25 - November 4, 1993
Predecessor: Brian Mulroney
Successor: Jean Chrétien
Date of Birth: March 10, 1947
Place of Birth: Port Alberni, BritishColumbia
Profession: politician
Political Party: ProgressiveConservative

The Right Honourable Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, PC, BA (born March
10, 1947, Port Alberni, British Columbia) was thenineteenth Prime Minister of
Canada from June 25 to November 4, 1993. Though she was not popularly elected,
she remains North America's only female head of a national government to date.
She was also the second woman in historyto sit at the table of the Group of
Seven (now G8) leaders,the eight most industrialized countries in the world,
after British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

She was never particularly fond of any of her given names, and consequently
adopted the first name Kim in her teens.She was educated at the University
ofBritish Columbia (B.A., LL.B.) and studied towards a doctorate in Soviet
Government at the London School of Economics.

Campbell married Nathan Divinsky in 1972. During their marriage, Campbell
lectured in political science at the University of British Columbia and at
VancouverCommunity College, and entered politics as a Vancouver school board
trustee. Campbell and Divinsky were divorced in 1983, and Campbell married
Howard Eddy in1986.


Political Life
She was elected to the British Columbia legislature as a member of the Social
Credit party in 1986 and laterunsuccessfully ran for the leadership of the
party. A few years later she resigned from the legislature to run in the 1988
federal election as a ProgressiveConservative.

Upon her election to the Canadian House ofCommons in 1988, Campbell became
Canada's first female Minister of Justice (1990-1993). Then she briefly became
the first female Minister of National Defencebefore running to succeed Prime
Minister Brian Mulroney when heresigned as leader of the Progressive
Conservative Party in 1993. Campbell defeatedJean Charest at the
ProgressiveConservative leadership convention that June. As leader of the
Conservatives Campbell automatically became Prime Minister ofCanada.

Also in 1993, Campbell and Eddy were divorced, although the divorce was
finalized beforeshe was sworn in as Prime Minister.

Campbell's quick rise to fame from a relatively unknown cabinetmember to Prime
Minister of Canada came as abit of a shock to many Canadians. The fact that she
was a woman, the first to become Prime Minister, initially made her
verypopular. For a while, it seemed that she might have a chance of repairing
the Conservative party's reputation, which had beenbadly damaged after a number
of scandals during the Mulroney government. When an election had to be called in
the fall of 1993,the party had high hopes that they may be able to remain in
government, and if not, would at least be a strong opposition to a Liberal
minority government.

However, Campbell's initial popularity soon wore off. The prime minister
appeared to have troubles relating to "regular"Canadians, and many felt that
she had an overly condescending and pretentious tone. During the election
campaign, she stated thatdiscussing a complete overhaul of Canada's social
policies in all their complexities could not be done in just 47 days (the
timeallotted to an election campaign), although her comment is widely
remembered as suggesting that "an election is no time todiscuss serious
issues". In addition, she was criticized as carrying much the same attitudes
and positions of her widely detestedpredecessor epitomised in the activist
chant, "Kim, Kim, you're just like him."

Campbell also had a habit of making public relations blunders. A Conservative
election commercial in which Liberal leader Jean Chrétien's facial paralysis was
mocked waslargely regarded as the final nail in her campaign's coffin.

Despite all of the above, Campbell's Tories remained competitive in most polls;
however, the result of the 1993 election was that all but two of the
Conservative party'scandidates lost their seats to a massive Liberal landslide,
and Campbell herself failed to hold onto her Vancouver riding. This was despite
theConvervatives having finished third in the popular vote, barely behind the
Reform Party. The concentration of support for Reform in the west and the Bloc
Qu颩cois in Quebec prevented the Conservatives from winning seats under the
first past the post electoralsystem.

Although many pundits saw the unprecedented scope of her defeat as a reflection
of the unpopularity of her predecessorMulroney rather than as a rejection of
Campbell, she quickly resigned her position as party leader.


Post-political career
Campbell returned to lecturing in political science for a few years, this time
at Harvard. Then, in 1996, the Liberal government that had defeated Campbell
appointed her Consul General to Los Angeles, a post she remained in until 2000.

In 1997 Campbell collaborated with common-law husband Hershey Felder on the
production of amusical, Noah's Ark in Los Angeles. In 2002, she lectured at the
Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She is also Chair of the
Council ofWomen World Leaders, a network organised by the Kennedy School.

In 2004, she was included in the list of 50 most important political leaders in
historyin the Almanacof World History compiled by the NationalGeographic
Society. She was cited for her status as the only woman leader of a North
American country to date, butcontroversy ensued among academics in Canada over
the merit of this honour.

She is also a member of the Club of Madrid, an independentorganization whose
main purpose and priority is to contribute to the strengthening of democracy in
the world. Its membership isby invitation only and consists of former Heads of
State and Government. The current President of the Club of Madrid is Fernando
Cardoso, the former President of Brazil. On January 1st, 2004, Ms.Campbell
assumed the role of Secretary General of the organization's secretariat in
Madrid.

She continues as a Lecturer of Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government
at Harvard University to this day, inaddition to her duties at the Club of
Madrid. She also is the director of several publicly traded companies in high
technologyand biotechnology.

On November 30, 2004 Campbell's official portrait for the parliamentary Prime
Minister's gallery was unveiled. The paintingwas created by Victoria artist
David Goatley. Kim Campbell said she was “deeply honoured” to be the
only woman tohave her picture in the prime ministers' corridor, stating
“I really look forward to the day when there are many otherfemale
faces.” The painting shows a pensive Ms. Campbell sitting on a chair with
richly coloured capes and robes in thebackground, symbolizing her time as a
cabinet minister and as an academic. The unveiling took place amidst protests
againstU.S. President George W. Bush visiting Canada
[1] (http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/11/30/campbell041130.html
).


LegacyPrime Minister Kim Campbell's official portrait unveiled in 2004.
Campbell took her political rise and fall with good grace. For several years she
devoted herself with energy and imaginationtowards expanding her role and
duties as the Canadian Consul General inLos Angeles and worked as a popular
sessional lecturer at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. As
Justice Minister,Campbell brought about a new rape law whose passage firmly
entrenched that in cases involving sexual assault, "no means no."While
Campbell had little time to usher in legislation during her six brief months as
Prime Minister, she did implement radicalchanges to the structure of the
Canadian government. Under her tenure, the patronage bloated federal cabinet's
size was cut fromover seventy-five cabinet ministers and parliamentary
secretaries to just twenty-three and the number of cabinet committees
wasreduced from eleven to five. Jean Chrétien essentially kept governingwith
Campbell's structure for his ensuing decade of Liberal rule, though the use of
patronage has increased with Prime MinisterPaul Martin's appointment of a
thirty-eight member federal cabinet in July,2004.

While the Progressive Conservatives teetered on the brink of destruction after
her leadership, they did regain party statusand survived as a distinct and
relatively popular political entity for another ten years after the 1993
election debacle. Theparty subsequently merged with the Canadian Alliance to
form theConservative Party of Canada in 2004.

Campbell remains one of the youngest women to have ever assumed the office of
Prime Minister in any country, and one of theyoungest to have left the office.
She is also, at present, the youngest former Canadian prime minister.




Brian Mulroney 1993 Jean Chrétien
Brian Mulroney Jean Charest
Pat Carney, PC 1988-1993 Hedy Fry, Liberal





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