Kim Campbell Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Kim Campbell, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Canada.

8 records1990–19937 events2 places

Chronological biography

1990

Attorney General1990

Government / Government of Canada · Attorney General · Quebec

Appointed Attorney General

Minister of Justice1990

Government / Government of Canada · Minister of Justice

Appointed Minister of Justice

1993

Election1993

Government / Government of Canada · Prime Minister of Canada

Campbell & all but two of her party's candidates lose their seats in the national elections

Minister of National Defence1993

Government / Government of Canada · Minister of National Defence

Appointed Minister of Defence

Prime Minister of Canada25 June 1993

Government / Government of Canada · Prime Minister of Canada · Ottawa

Becomes Canada first woman prime minister.

1st Female Prime Minister26 June 1993

Government / Government of Canada · Prime Minister of Canada · Ottawa

Appointed Prime Minister of Canada, Canada's 1st woman Prime Minister

Group of Seven26 June 1993

Government / Government of Canada · Prime Minister of Canada

2nd woman in history to sit at the table of the Group of Seven leaders, after British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

Prime Minister of Canada26 June 1993

Government / Government of Canada · Prime Minister of Canada · Ottawa

Appointed Prime Minister of Canada, Canada's 1st woman Prime Minister

Titles and roles

Attorney General · Minister of Justice · Minister of National Defence · Prime Minister of Canada

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.