Sir Menzies Campbell
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The Right Honourable The Lord Campbell of Pittenweem CH CBE PC QC |
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| Leader of the Liberal Democrats | |
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In office 7 January 2006 – 15 October 2007 Acting: 7 January 2006 – 2 March 2006 |
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| Deputy | Vince Cable |
| Preceded by | Charles Kennedy |
| Succeeded by | Vince Cable (Acting) |
| Chancellor of the University of St Andrews | |
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Assumed office 9 January 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Kenneth Dover |
| Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats | |
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In office 12 February 2003 – 7 January 2006 |
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| Leader | Charles Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Alan Beith |
| Succeeded by | Vince Cable |
| Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson | |
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In office 7 May 1992 – 7 January 2006 |
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| Leader |
Paddy Ashdown Charles Kennedy |
| Preceded by | David Heath |
| Succeeded by | Michael Moore |
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Member of Parliament for North East Fife |
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In office 11 June 1987 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Barry Henderson |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Gethins |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal |
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Assumed office 13 October 2015 Life Peerage |
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| Personal details | |
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22 May 1941 Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| Political party |
Liberal (Before 1988) Liberal Democrats (1988–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Elspeth Urquhart |
| Alma mater |
University of Glasgow Stanford University |
| Religion | Presbyterianism |
| Website | Official website |
Walter Menzies Campbell, Baron Campbell of Pittenweem, CH, CBE, PC, QC (/ˈmɪŋᵻs/; born 22 May 1941), often known as Ming Campbell, is a British Liberal Democrat politician, advocate and former athlete. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Fife from 1987 to 2015 and was the Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2 March 2006 until 15 October 2007.
Campbell held the British record for the 100 metres sprint from 1967–74, having run the distance in 10.2 seconds. He captained the Great Britain athletics team in 1965-66. He is currently the Chancellor of the University of St Andrews. He was nominated for a life peerage in the 2015 Dissolution Honours. He has stated that he believes the House of Lords should be "mainly elected" and will continue to promote that idea "within the house itself."
"Menzies" is a Scottish name, originally written Minȝies, the "z" being a graphic approximation of the (Older Scots) yogh (ȝ), originally found in the name. Born in Glasgow, Campbell was educated at Hillhead High School and the University of Glasgow, graduating with a Scottish Master of Arts (MA) in 1962 and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in 1965. He was elected President of the Glasgow University Liberal Club in 1962, and of the Glasgow University Union for 1964–65.
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