In office 2 March 2006 – 15 October 2007 Acting: 7 January 2006 – 2 March 2006
Deputy
Vince Cable
President
Simon Hughes
Preceded by
Charles Kennedy
Succeeded by
Vince Cable (acting)
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats
In office 12 February 2003 – 2 March 2006
Leader
Charles Kennedy
Preceded by
Alan Beith
Succeeded by
Vince Cable
Liberal Democrats Spokesperson for Defence
In office 12 October 2017 – 21 August 2019
Leader
Sir Vince Cable Jo Swinson
Preceded by
The Baroness Jolly
Succeeded by
Jamie Stone
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs
In office 7 May 1992 – 7 January 2006
Leader
Paddy Ashdown Charles Kennedy
Succeeded by
Michael Moore
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 October 2015 Life Peerage
Member of Parliament for North East Fife
In office 11 June 1987 – 30 March 2015
Preceded by
Barry Henderson
Succeeded by
Stephen Gethins
Personal details
Born
Walter Menzies Campbell
(1941-05-22) 22 May 1941 (age 82) Glasgow, Scotland
Political party
Liberal (Before 1988) Liberal Democrats (1988–present)
Spouse
Elspeth Urquhart
(m. 1970; died 2023)
Alma mater
University of Glasgow Stanford University
Signature
Website
Official website
Walter Menzies Campbell, Baron Campbell of Pittenweem, CH, CBE, PC, KC (/ˈmɪŋɪs/; born 22 May 1941[1]), often known as Ming Campbell, is a Scottish 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.[2]
Campbell held the British record for the 100 metre sprint from 1967 to 1974, 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.[3]
^"Lord Campbell of Pittenweem". parliament.uk. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
^"Liberal Democrat leader resigns". BBC News. 15 October 2007. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
^"Dissolution Peerages 2015". Gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
Walter MenziesCampbell, Baron Campbell of Pittenweem, CH, CBE, PC, KC (/ˈmɪŋɪs/; born 22 May 1941), often known as Ming Campbell, is a Scottish Liberal...
"thing is" and "sting is", to rhyme with "Menzies". "Wasp" rhymes with "gasp" in Scots. Alan W. C. Menzies (1877–1966), Scots-born chemist and professor...
and socialite. She was married to the Liberal Democrat politician MenziesCampbell from 1970 until her death. Elspeth Mary Urquhart was born on 5 January...
John MenziesCampbell FRSE FDS RCSEd, DDS (9 June 1887– 27 June 1974) was a Scottish dentist and dental historian who became a collector of dental books...
occurred three times, with MenziesCampbell serving as interim leader following the resignation of Charles Kennedy (Campbell was elected leader in the...
as spokesperson for Home Affairs, before being elected to succeed MenziesCampbell as party leader in 2007. During his tenure as leader, Clegg said that...
day after receiving no support within the parliamentary party. After MenziesCampbell succeeded him as leader, Kennedy remained in office as a backbench...
In the 2006 Liberal Democrats leadership election, Sir MenziesCampbell was elected to succeed Charles Kennedy as Leader of the Liberal Democrats, the...
Margaret Williamson MenziesCampbell FDS FRCSE (née Shirlaw; 21 July 1893 – 1990) was a Scottish surgeon and general practitioner, who is known for her...
Rifkind. However both Tony Benn and Andrew Neil were late to arrive, so MenziesCampbell and Magnus Linklater took their place, but eventually both Benn and...
Conservative Party William Hague and former Leader of the Liberal Democrats MenziesCampbell. Notable newcomers to the House of Commons include: future Leader of...
succeeded Michael Howard in December 2005 and Nick Clegg had succeeded MenziesCampbell (who never contested a general election) in December 2007. A hung parliament...
four children, among them Elspeth Campbell (wife of the former leader of the Liberal Democrat party MenziesCampbell) and Suki Urquhart, author of The...
He served as a Liberal Democrat spokesperson to Charles Kennedy, MenziesCampbell and Nick Clegg from 2005 to 2010, in various portfolios including Education...
Carolina Alan Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway (1917–2013) Duncan Campbell, 1st Lord Campbell (died 1453) Lord Campbell of Loudoun MenziesCampbell (born 1941)...
John Smith, who would later become leader of the Labour Party, Sir MenziesCampbell, who would later become leader of the Liberal Democrats, and Lord Irvine...
did not resign.[citation needed] Following the resignation of Sir MenziesCampbell as Party Leader on 15 October 2007, Cable being Deputy Leader automatically...
Difference Press, 2006), pp. 5–6. ISBN 0-9767761-0-3. Campbell, Menzies (2014). MenziesCampbell: My Autobiography. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 9781444796643...
members with 12,081 votes, behind Campbell and Huhne. In the autumn of 2007, as speculation over MenziesCampbell's leadership continued, Simon Hughes...
as Leader of the Liberal Democrats; in 2006 he came second to Sir MenziesCampbell and in 2007 he narrowly lost to Nick Clegg. His political career ended...
March 2006. 2 Cable served as acting leader between the resignation of MenziesCampbell on 15 October 2007 and the election of Nick Clegg on 18 December 2007...
Frontbench Team/Shadow Cabinet led by MenziesCampbell from 2006 to 2007. Leader of the Liberal Democrats – Sir MenziesCampbell Lib Dem Deputy Leader and Lib...
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