Kim Campbell is a Club de Madrid founding Member. She is also a Club de Madrid Board Member.
Kim Campbell was the first woman to hold the Prime Minister’s office in Canada.
Previously, she had served as Minister for Indian Affairs, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Minister of National Defense, and Minister of Veterans’ Affairs.
As Prime Minister, she implemented radical changes to the structure of the government. This included the redesign of 8 ministries and the abolition or merging of 15 others. Additionally, Campbell consolidated more services for the Canadian people by creating three new ministries: Health, Canadian Heritage, and Public Security. Throughout her career, Campbell has been deeply engaged in international issues including law reform and criminal justice, international trade and security.
After her tenure as Prime Minister, Campbell was a fellow at the Institute of Politics (1994) and the Joan Shorenstein Center for the Study of Press and Politics (1994-1995), at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. The following year, she was appointed the Canadian Consul General in Los Angeles (1996-2000) and then returned to Harvard to teach at the Center for Public Leadership at the Kennedy School.
In 2016, Campbell was named Chairperson of the Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments. Campbell’s most notable achievement in recent years is the design and launch of a ground-breaking leadership program for undergraduates at the University of Alberta called the Peter Lougheed Leadership College. She served as its Founding Principal from 2014 to 2018.
She is a member of the International Women’s Forum and a member and chair emerita of the Council of Women World Leaders. She is a trustee of the International Center for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence at King’s College.
