Kim Campbell

The Right Honourable Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, PC , LL.B (born March 10, 1947, Port Alberni, British Columbia) was the nineteenth Prime Minister of Canada from June 25 to November 4, 1993. She remains North America's only female head of a national government to date. 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.

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The Right Honourable - PC - LL.B - March 10 - 1947 - Port Alberni - British Columbia - Prime Minister of Canada - June 25 - November 4 - 1993 - North America - Group of Seven - G8 - Margaret Thatcher

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She was never particularly fond of any of her given names, and consequently adopted the first name Kim in her teens.

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She earned a BA degree in Political Science from the University of British Columbia, going on to study towards (but not completing) a doctorate in Soviet Government at the London School of Economics. During her undergraduate years she was an active member of the Beta Upsilon Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Theta Women's Fraternity. She went on to earn, in 1983, an LL.B from the University of British Columbia. She was called to the British Columbia Bar in 1984; she practised law in Vancouver until 1986.

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BA - University of British Columbia - London School of Economics - LL.B - Called - British Columbia - Bar

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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.

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Nathan Divinsky - 1972 - University of British Columbia - Vancouver Community College - 1983 - 1986

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