Menzies Campbell
The Lord Campbell of Pittenweem | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Leader of the Liberal Democrats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 2 March 2006 – 15 October 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Simon Hughes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Vince Cable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Charles Kennedy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Nick Clegg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chancellor of the University of St Andrews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 9 January 2006 – 26 September 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice-Chancellor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Kenneth Dover | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Dame Anne Pringle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–2006 | Foreign Affairs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Defence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Walter Menzies Campbell 22 May 1941 Glasgow, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 September 2025 (aged 84) London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walter Menzies "Ming" Campbell, Baron Campbell of Pittenweem (/ˈmɪŋɪs/; 22 May 1941 – 26 September 2025), was a Scottish politician, advocate and athlete. A senior figure in the Liberal Democrats, he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Fife from 1987 to 2015 and led the party from 2006 to 2007. He held prominent frontbench roles in foreign affairs and defence, and was deputy leader under Charles Kennedy.
Before entering politics, Campbell was a distinguished sprinter, captaining the Great Britain athletics team in the mid-1960s and holding the British 100 metre record from 1967 to 1974. He studied law at the University of Glasgow and Stanford University, and was called to the Scottish Bar, later becoming Queen's Counsel.
Campbell was appointed Chancellor of the University of St Andrews in 2006 and made a life peer in 2015, serving in both roles until his death in 2025.