Lisa Campbell (civil servant)

Lisa Campbell
Lisa Campbell
	Campbell in 2021
President of the Canadian Space Agency
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; September 14, 2020
Preceded by	Sylvain Laporte
Personal details
Education	McGill University (BA, 1988); Dalhousie University (LLB, 1991)
Website	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.^[1]

Federal government career

After becoming assistant deputy minister of defence and marine procurement,^[2] where she was involved in military procurement such as fighter jet replacement,^[3] Campbell went on to become associate deputy minister for Veterans Affairs Canada.^[1]

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.^[2]^[3]^[4] She replaced outgoing President Sylvain Laporte.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Canada, Veterans Affairs (2019-02-14). "Department Officials - Associate Deputy Minister". Veterans Affairs Canada. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
^ ^a ^b ^c Thurton, David (September 3, 2020). "Lisa Campbell becomes the first woman to head the Canadian Space Agency". CBC News. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Connolly, Amanda (September 3, 2020). "Canadian Space Agency set to get first female president as space race gains steam". Global News. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
^ Boucher, Marc (2020-09-03). "Lisa Campbell is the new president of the Canadian Space Agency". SpaceQ. Retrieved 2020-09-05.

[:0-1] Canada, Veterans Affairs (2019-02-14). "Department Officials - Associate Deputy Minister". Veterans Affairs Canada. Retrieved 2020-09-05.

[:1-2] Thurton, David (September 3, 2020). "Lisa Campbell becomes the first woman to head the Canadian Space Agency". CBC News. Retrieved September 5, 2020.

[:2-3] Connolly, Amanda (September 3, 2020). "Canadian Space Agency set to get first female president as space race gains steam". Global News. Retrieved 2020-09-05.

[4] Boucher, Marc (2020-09-03). "Lisa Campbell is the new president of the Canadian Space Agency". SpaceQ. Retrieved 2020-09-05.

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Lisa Campbell (civil servant)

Education and legal career

Federal government career

President of the Canadian Space Agency

References

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