MACKENZIE LOCKYER LYDIA LAMBERT

Female Federal LeadersKim Campbell

First Woman

First women minister of justice and attorney general in Canada

First women minister of general national defense in Canada

First women elected as the leader of the progressive conservative party of Canada

Kim Campbell through the years

Kim Campbell was elected trustee of the Vancouver School Board in 1980.

She became Chairperson of the Vancouver School Board in 1983.

She was Vice-Chairperson of the Vancouver School Board in 1984 while she completed her law degree.

Kim Campbell was first elected to the British Columbia Legislative Assembly in 1986.

She was first elected to the House of Commons in 1988.

Kim Campbell through the years 2

  Kim Campbell was appointed Minister of State for Indian Affairs and Northern Development in 1989 by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney

She became Minister of Justice and Attorney General in 1990

She took on Minister of National Defense an Veteran Affairs in 1993

Brian Mulroney resigned and Kim Campbell became Prime Minister in 1993

Kim Campbell lost her seat in October 1993

Before and After Politics

A lawyer

University Lecturer of Politic Science

Lecturer at Harvard University.

Canadian Consul General in Los Angeles from 1996 to 2000

How she became Prime Minister

Brian Mulroney brought her into the cabinet in 1989.

Promoted to Minister of Justice and Attorney General in 1990

1993 she was moved to department of defense

Brian Mulroney stepped down due to low poll rates

Kim Campbell

Prime Minister for 4 months 1993

First Female Prime Minister

Born: March 10,1947, in British Columbia

B.A. & LL.B. at the University of British Columbia

How she lost her seat

By the end of the election, they only had 2 seats

They did not have official party status

Lost to Jean Chretien

https://mail.lcaat.ca/owa/redir.aspx?C=5464f82b72a94fa7964f8fb1966b3287&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cbc.ca%2farchives%2fcategories%2fpolitics%2fprime-ministers%2fkim-campbell-first-and-foremost%2fa-historic-tory-defeat.html

What led to her downfall

“This is not the time, I don’t think, to get involved in very, very, serious issues.”

Questions

1. Do you think females deserve the same chance as males in the federal election?

2.How do you feel about having a female leader?

3. Do you think it matters what gender or race you are to be in the federal election?

Bibliography

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/prime-ministers/kim-campbell-first-and-foremost/a-historic-tory-defeat.html

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canadahistory.com%2Fsections%2Fpolitics%2FPrime%2520Ministers%2FKim%2520Campbell.html&h=kAQH3BMv_

http://canadaonline.about.com/cs/primeminister/p/pmkimcampbell.htm

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thespec.com%2Fopinion-story%2F2101888-it-is-time-to-get-serious%2F&h=kAQH3BMv_