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Menzies Campbell

1941 - 2025

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Walter Menzies "Ming" Campbell, Baron Campbell of Pittenweem (; 22 May 1941 – 26 September 2025), was a British politician, advocate and athlete. A senior figure in the Liberal Democrats, he served as Member of Parliament 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Menzies Campbell is the 9,838th most popular politician (up from 18,523rd in 2019), the 2,180th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,685th in 2019) and the 347th most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, Menzies Campbell ranks 9,838 out of 19,576. Before him are Prince Koreyasu, Wifred II, Count of Barcelona, Telerig of Bulgaria, R. James Woolsey Jr., Arybbas of Epirus, and Zhang Zhidong. After him are Lu Xiufu, Ilyas Khoja, Edward Ochab, Joseph Serchuk, Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, and Jayavarman VIII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Menzies Campbell ranks 223. Before him are Vladimir Lyakhov, Lothar Emmerich, Jim "Bad News" Barnes, Bohdan Stupka, Amir Pnueli, and R. James Woolsey Jr.. After him are Tom Fogerty, Josep Maria Fusté, Harald Nielsen, Muhammad Mustafa Mero, Captain Beefheart, and Yevhen Marchuk. Among people deceased in 2025, Menzies Campbell ranks 167. Before him are Joe Don Baker, Mike Ratledge, Harris Yulin, Muhammad az-Zanati, Marcel Ophüls, and Manga. After him are Clive Revill, Rick Davies, Maria Teresa Horta, Giuseppe Moioli, Rinus Israël, and George Wendt.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Menzies Campbell ranks 2,180 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Henderson (1798), Arthur Aikin (1773), Rachel Kempson (1910), William Allen (1532), Sophie Kinsella (1969), and David Moyes (1963). After him are Bill Bruford (1949), Michael Grant (1914), Sarah Douglas (1952), Rick Wakeman (1949), Thomas Percy (1729), and Tony Banks (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Menzies Campbell ranks 347. Before him are Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694), Edward Dickinson Baker (1811), Edwin Montagu (1879), John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe (1859), Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn (1945), and Randolph Churchill (1911). After him are Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735), William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe (1724), Æthelbald of Mercia (700), Prasutagus (50), Lord William Bentinck (1774), and Joe Davis (1901).

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