Lisa Campbell (civil servant)
{{Short description|Canadian public servant}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = President of the Canadian Space Agency
| minister =
| predecessor = Sylvain Laporte
| termstart = September 14, 2020
| image = Space Symposium - CSA Bilateral Meeting (NHQ202108230003).jpg
| caption = Campbell in 2021
| education = McGill University (BA, 1988)
Dalhousie University (LLB, 1991)
| website = {{url|https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/about/bio-lisa-campbell.asp}}
}}
Lisa Campbell is a Canadian lawyer and civil servant who has been the president of the Canadian Space Agency since 2020.
Education and legal career
Campbell completed a Bachelor of Arts in political science from McGill University in 1988, followed by an LL.B from Dalhousie Law School in 1991. She worked as a lawyer in the fields of criminal, employment and constitutional law.{{Cite web|last=Canada|first=Veterans Affairs|date=2019-02-14|title=Department Officials - Associate Deputy Minister|url=https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/about-vac/who-we-are/department-officials/associate-deputy-minister|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-05|website=Veterans Affairs Canada}}
Federal government career
After becoming assistant deputy minister of defence and marine procurement,{{Cite news|last=Thurton|first=David|date=September 3, 2020|title=Lisa Campbell becomes the first woman to head the Canadian Space Agency|work=CBC News|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/lisa-campbell-canada-space-agency-1.5710881|access-date=September 5, 2020}} where she was involved in military procurement such as fighter jet replacement,{{Cite web|last=Connolly|first=Amanda|date=September 3, 2020|title=Canadian Space Agency set to get first female president as space race gains steam|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7314891/canadian-space-agency-lisa-campbell-2/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-05|website=Global News|language=en-US}} Campbell went on to become associate deputy minister for Veterans Affairs Canada.
= President of the Canadian Space Agency =
On September 3, 2020, Campbell was announced as the new president of the Canadian Space Agency, becoming the first woman appointed to the role in a full-time capacity.{{Cite web|last=Boucher|first=Marc|date=2020-09-03|title=Lisa Campbell is the new president of the Canadian Space Agency|url=https://spaceq.ca/lisa-campbell-is-the-new-president-of-the-canadian-space-agency/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-05|website=SpaceQ|language=en-US}} She replaced outgoing President Sylvain Laporte.
References
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Category:Canadian women lawyers
Category:21st-century Canadian civil servants
Category:Presidents of the Canadian Space Agency
Category:Canadian women civil servants