Background

He was the son of James and Gladys Campbell-Johnson.

Education

He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford (scholar. Bachelor 2nd Class).

Career

Honours Modern History, 1935. Master of Arts). During the 1939–1945 war he served on the staff of Lord Mountbatten at Combined Operations Headquarters, South.E.A.C. in the Royal Air Force. Colorado Headquarters, 1942-1943. Headquarters SACSEA (Wing Comdr i/c Inter-Allied Records Section), 1943-1946.

He rejoined Mountbatten"s staff as Press Attaché when he became Viceroy and Governor-General of India, from 1947 to 1948.

He was Chairman of Campbell-Johnson Limited, Public Relations Consultants, from 1953 to 1978. He was Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Public Relations President from 1956 to 1957.

He was Director of Hill and Knowlton (United Kingdom) Limited, from 1976 to 1985. He was Honorary Doctor of Letters Southampton in 1990.

In 1936 he was adopted as Liberal prospective parliamentary candidate by Salisbury Liberal Association.

Even though the Liberals had not contested the seat in 1935 they were thought to be the main challenger to the Conservatives. With a general election expected for the Autumn of 1939, he had hopes of persuading the Labour party in Salisbury to allow him a free-run at the Conservative candidate. Due to the outbreak of war, the election did not take place.

He was Liberal candidate for the Salisbury Division of Wiltshire at the 1945 General Election.

He had to fly back from active service in Sri Lanka to fight the election campaign. He was Liberal candidate again for the Salisbury Division of Wiltshire at the 1950 General Election.

Achievements

• He was awarded the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1946. He was awarded the Officer of United States Legion of Merit in 1947.

Politics

He was Political Secretary to Sir Archibald Sinclair, Leader of the Liberal Party from 1937 to 1940. He was a supporter of a Popular Front advocated by Sir Stafford Cripps which urged electoral co-operation between the Liberal and Labour parties.