Chief Kim Baird

Director, BC Hydro

Appointed April 10, 2008

Chief Kim Baird is the elected Chief of the Tsawwassen First Nation (TFN), a position she has held for six terms since 1999. Her ancestral name, Kwuntiltunaat, is based on her great-great grandfather's name Kwuntilum.

The Tsawwassen First Nation was the first in B.C. to implement an urban treaty, on April 3, 2009. Chief Baird's focus as Chief is to keep moving the TFN forward as a model sustainable First Nations community.

When the British Columbia Treaty Legislation process was initiated on October 15, 2007, Chief Baird became the first non-MLA woman to address the B.C. Legislature. She has been named to a number of prestigious awards lists, including Canada's Top 40 Under 40, the National Aboriginal Women in Leadership Distinction Award and Canada's Most Powerful Women Top 100.

Chief Baird is a proud mother of three young daughters – Amy, Sophia, and her newest addition to the family Naomi – with her husband Steeve.

Last Modified: Jun 16, 2010