The Right Honourable Kim Campbell was the nineteenth Prime Minister of Canada from 25 June to 4 November 1993. She was the first woman to serve as a head of government in North America and the second woman in history to sit at the table of the Group of Seven leaders, after British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

　

       Ms. Campbell joined the Cabinet in 1989, and became Minister of State for Indian Affairs and Northern Development (1989-1990). She was then appointed as the first female Minister of Justice in 1991. Then in 1993, she was the first woman appointed as Minister of National Defense in 1993. She ran for the leadership of her party and upon winning, was sworn in as the first female Prime Minister in Canada on 25 June 1993. She stepped down after her party lost the majority in the election. After leaving office Ms. Campbell served as Consul General of Los Angeles and then later taught at the Kennedy School of Government Harvard University.

　

      Ms Campbell also played an active role in international women’s organizations.  During 1999 to 2003, she chaired the Council of Women World Leader (CWWL).  Its membership consists of women who hold or have held the office of President or Prime Minister.  From 2003 until 2005 she served as President of the International Women’s Forum, a global organization of women of preeminent achievement.

　

      She is currently the Secretary General of Club of Madrid -- an independent organization founded in 2002 whose purpose and priority is to contribute to strengthening democracy in the world.  It acts as a consultative body for governments, leaders, and institutions involved in processes of democratic transition. 

　

      Her best-selling memoir Time and Chance was published in 1996 by Doubleday Canada and Ms. Campbell’s service as a corporate director includes experiences in the high tech, bio-tech and medical devices industries.