Kim CampbellExtreme lack of photographs due to sheer

laziness on my behalf okay, it’s more like a complete lack of

them.It is.

But Kim Campbell is decently pretty.Just so you know.

Before Politics

• Host of CBC’s Junior Television Club• Attended Prince of Wales Secondary School-

first female student president• Obtained BA degree in Political Sciences and

her LL.B• Lecturer

Rise to Power

• Member of the Vancouver School Board- 1980• Social Credit Party- 1984• Joined the Progressive Conservative Party-

1988

• Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly • Ran as Progressive Conservative in Vancouver Centre• Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development-

1989• Minister Of Justice and Attorney General of Canada-

1990• Minister of National Defence and Minister of Veterans

Affairs-1993

• Brian Mulroney retired from politics • Campbell won the Progressive Conservative

leadership convention –became PM– June 13 1993

As Prime Minister

• Cut the size of the cabinet• Consolidated ministries• Attended G-7 Summit

End of Her Term

• Campbell called election for September 1993• Conservatives lost election because– Brian Mulroney’s unpopularity – The Chretien attack ad – Campbell’s honesty – Conservative support moved to the Reform Party

and The Bloc

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kim_campbell.html(2001)http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/bio_former.asp?id=56(2006-04-04)http://www.craigmarlatt.com/canada/government/campbell.html(2010-01-18)http://www.businessweek.com/archives/1993/b333742.arc.htm (1993-09-20)