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Walter Menzies Campbell, Baron Campbell of Pittenweem, (; born 22 May 1941),〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-campbell-of-pittenweem/627 )〕 often known as Ming Campbell, is a British 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. Campbell held the British record for the 100 metres sprint from 1967 to 1974, having run the distance in 10.2 seconds. He captained the Great Britain athletics team in 1965 and 1966. He is currently the Chancellor of the University of St Andrews. He was nominated for a life peerage in 2015 Dissolution Honours.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dissolution-peerages-2015 )〕 He has stated that he believes the House of Lords should be "mainly elected" and will continue to promote that idea "within the house itself." ==Education and early career== "Menzies" is a Scottish name, originally written , the "z" being a graphic approximation of the (Older Scots) yogh (), originally found in the name. Born in Glasgow, Campbell was educated at Hillhead High School and the University of Glasgow, graduating with a Scottish Master of Arts (MA) in 1962 and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in 1965. He was elected President of the Glasgow University Liberal Club in 1962, and of the Glasgow University Union for 1964–65.〔 He was involved in debating at the Union and with the Glasgow University Dialectic Society, where his contemporaries included Derry Irvine, Donald Dewar and John Smith, who attempted to recruit him for the Labour Party. He later received a scholarship to study at Stanford University in California. Campbell qualified as an advocate before he became a politician. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1968 and became a Queen's Counsel in 1982. He specialised in planning and licensing law. He ceased to practise as an advocate in 2003, but returned to practice in January 2008. Campbell married Elspeth, Lady Grant-Suttie, daughter of Major General Roy Urquhart, in June 1970. The couple have no children, but Lady Campbell has a son from her previous marriage.〔(Profile: Lady Campbell ) BBC News, 2 March 2006〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Menzies Campbell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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