Alasdair Campbell
| Alastair Campbell | |
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Campbell speaking at Chatham House in 2012
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| Downing Street Director of Communications and Strategy |
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In office 15 July 2000 – 29 August 2003 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | David Hill |
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In office 2 May 1997 – 15 July 2000 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Haslam |
| Succeeded by | Godric Smith Thomas Kelly |
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Alastair John Campbell 25 May 1957 Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Domestic partner | Fiona Millar |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
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| Website | www.alastaircampbell.org |
Alastair John Campbell (born 25 May 1957) is a British journalist, broadcaster, political aide and author, best known for his work as Tony Blair's spokesman and campaign director (1994–1997), followed by Downing Street Press Secretary (1997–2000), for Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair. He then became Director of Communications and spokesman for the Labour Party (2000–2003). He resigned in August 2003 during the Hutton Inquiry into the death of David Kelly. He published his thirteenth book in 2017. He is editor at large of The New European and chief interviewer for GQ magazine. He continues to act as a consultant strategist and as an ambassador for Time To Change and other mental health charities.
Campbell was born on 25 May 1957 in Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, son of a Scottish veterinary surgeon, Donald Campbell, and his wife Elizabeth. Campbell's parents had moved to Keighley when his father became a partner in a local veterinary practice. Donald was a Gaelic-speaker from the island of Tiree; his wife was from Ayrshire. Campbell grew up with two older brothers, Donald and Graeme, and a younger sister, Elizabeth. Alastair would go over the county border to Lancashire to watch Burnley F.C. with his father.
He is a lifelong supporter of Burnley Football Club and writes about their exploits in a column called "Turf Moor Diaries" for the FanHouse UK football blog. He is also known for his famously biased commentaries for Burnley FC's Clarets Player website. He is regularly involved in events with the club. He was heavily involved in rescuing the club from potential bankruptcy, gaining the support of many high-profile public figures. He was one of the founders of the University College of Football Business, based at Burnley FC's stadium.
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