Menzies Campbell
The Right Honourable
Sir Walter Menzies Campbell
(born
May 22
,
1941
) is a
Scottish
barrister
and the
Liberal Democrat
member of Parliament
for North East
Fife
. "Menzies" is correctly pronounced "Mingis" or "Mingess" and Campbell is thus usually known as "Ming", for short. Campbell studied law at
University of Glasgow
receiving an
LLB
and an
MA
and was made President of the
Glasgow University Union
. Awarded a scholarship to
Stanford University
. A sprinter at University he competed at the
1964
Tokyo
Olympics
. Campbell's contemporaries at
University of Glasgow
included
Donald Dewar
and
John Smith
who attempted to recruit him for the
British Labour Party
. He became chairman of the Scottish Liberals in
1975
, and was a candidate at various general elections between
1974
and
1983
, finally being elected as member for North East Fife in
1987
. He was made the Liberal Democrat chief spokesman on foreign affairs and defence in 1992, and when the Liberal Democrats in 1997 decided to operate a proper
Shadow Cabinet
was made Shadow Foreign Affairs Secretary. Since
October 2003
he has also been deputy leader and when
Charles Kennedy
was incapacitated with an illness he was approached by the party to act a leader but declined. He was awarded a
knighthood
in
2003
for 'services to Parliament'.
See also
Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet
External links
Liberal Democrats - Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell CBE QC MP
official site
Guardian Unlimited Politics Ask Aristotle - Sir Menzies Campbell
They Work For You - Menzies Campbell MP
Campbell, Menzies Campbell, Menzies Campbell, Menzies Campbell, Menzies
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