Colin Campbell (Scottish politician)
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Colin Campbell is a Scottish
politician. He was a Scottish National Party
(SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament
for West of Scotland region from 1999 to 2003.
. He is married, has three married sons and eight grandchildren and has lived in Kilbarchan
, West Renfrewshire
since 1963.
He was educated at Paisley Grammar School
, Glasgow University, and Jordanhill College of Education. He worked in education from 1961 until 1989, teaching history at Hillhead High, Glasgow, Paisley Grammar, Greenock Academy, and becoming the first Deputy Head of Merksworth High, Paisley. He spent twelve years as Head Teacher of Westwood Secondary, Easterhouse.
He joined the SNP in 1976. He was a member of the Party's National Executive and National Council and the Local Government Committee.
In the 1999 Scottish election, he stood as a constituency candidate in West Renfrewshire
, where he finished second behind Labour's
Trish Godman
. He had previously stood for election to the House of Commons
on behalf of the SNP on three occasions, and for election to the European Parliament
twice, failing on each occasion.
In Holyrood, he was defence spokesman for the SNP, and retired from politics in 2003.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
politician. He was a Scottish National Party
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
(SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
for West of Scotland region from 1999 to 2003.
Biography
Campbell is a former history teacher and secondary school headmaster. He has a lifelong interest in World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He is married, has three married sons and eight grandchildren and has lived in Kilbarchan
Kilbarchan
Kilbarchan is a village and civil parish in central Renfrewshire, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The village's name means "cell of St. Barchan". It is known for its former weaving industry.- History :...
, West Renfrewshire
West Renfrewshire
West Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire West may mean or refer to:* West Renfrewshire * West Renfrewshire...
since 1963.
He was educated at Paisley Grammar School
Paisley Grammar School
Paisley Grammar School, known for a period following 1896 as the Paisley Grammar School and William B. Barbour Academy, is a non-denominational state comprehensive secondary school in Paisley, the largest town in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The school was founded in 1576 and was formerly a selective...
, Glasgow University, and Jordanhill College of Education. He worked in education from 1961 until 1989, teaching history at Hillhead High, Glasgow, Paisley Grammar, Greenock Academy, and becoming the first Deputy Head of Merksworth High, Paisley. He spent twelve years as Head Teacher of Westwood Secondary, Easterhouse.
He joined the SNP in 1976. He was a member of the Party's National Executive and National Council and the Local Government Committee.
In the 1999 Scottish election, he stood as a constituency candidate in West Renfrewshire
West Renfrewshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)
West Renfrewshire was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election...
, where he finished second behind Labour's
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
Trish Godman
Trish Godman
Patricia "Trish" Godman is a misandrist and Scottish Labour politician. She was Member of the Scottish Parliament for West Renfrewshire constituency from the Scottish Parliament general election, 1999 until her retirement in 2011.Before entering the Scottish Parliament Godman was a Glasgow City...
. He had previously stood for election to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
on behalf of the SNP on three occasions, and for election to the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
twice, failing on each occasion.
In Holyrood, he was defence spokesman for the SNP, and retired from politics in 2003.
Works
- Co-author of Can't Shoot a Man With a Cold, Lt E A Mackintosh MC 1893-1917, Poet of the Highland Division: Colin Campbell & Rosalind Green, Argyll Publishing 2004. ISBN 1-902831-76-4