Menzies Campbell

Menzies Campbell

Constituency

North East Fife

Party

Liberal Democrat

Address as

Sir Menzies

Contact details

Westminster

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6910
Fax: 020 7219 0559
menzies.campbell.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency

North East Fife Liberal Democrats, 16 Millgate, Cupar, KY15 5EG
Tel: 01334 656361
Fax: 01334 654045
fife_office@mingcampbell.org.uk

Biography

Electoral history

Contested Greenock and Port Glasgow February and October 1974, East Fife 1979, and North East Fife 1983 general elections. Member for North East Fife 1987-2005, for North East Fife (revised boundary) since 5 May 2005 general election

Parliamentary career

Liberal Spokesperson for Arts, Broadcasting and Sport 1987-88; Liberal Democrat: Spokesperson for: Scotland (Legal Affairs, Lord Advocate) 1987-99, Defence, Sport 1988-89, Defence and Disarmament, Sport 1989-94, Foreign Affairs and Defence, Sport 1994-97, Foreign Affairs (Defence and Europe) 1997-99, Principal Spokesperson for Defence and Foreign Affairs 1999-2001; Contested Speaker election 2000; Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2001-06; Leader Liberal Democrat Party 2006-07; Member Intelligence and Security Committee 2010-

Party groups

Chair Scottish Liberal Party 1975-77; Deputy Leader Liberal Democrat Party 2003-06; Leader Liberal Democrat Party 2006-07; Chair, Home Rule Commission 2011-

Select committees

Member: Trade and Industry 1990-92, Defence 1992-97, 1997-99, Foreign Affairs 2008-, Joint Committee on the Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills 2011, Joint Committee on Parliamentary Privilege 2013-

International bodies

North Atlantic Assembly (now NATO Parliamentary Assembly): Member 1989-, Leader, UK Delegation 2010-; Member, UK Delegation, Parliamentary Assembly of OSCE 1992-97, 1999-2001

Political interests

Defence, foreign affairs, legal affairs, sport, arts

Countries of interest

North America, Middle East

General Election 2010 - North East Fife

Name Party Votes %
Campbell, Menzies Lib Dem 17763 44.23%
Briggs, Miles Con 8715 21.7%
Hood, Mark Lab 6869 17.11%
Campbell, Roderick SNP 5685 14.16%
Scott-Hayward, Mike UKIP 1032 2.57%
Result Lib Dem Hold (5.01% from Lib Dem to Con)