Education
He was educated at Paisley Grammar School, Glasgow University, and Jordanhill College of Education.
politician Member of the Scottish Parliament
He was educated at Paisley Grammar School, Glasgow University, and Jordanhill College of Education.
Campbell is a former history teacher and secondary school headmaster. 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 joined the Scottish National Party in 1976.
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 Scottish National Party on three occasions, and for election to the European Parliament twice, failing on each occasion. In Holyrood, he was defence spokesman for the Scottish National Party, and retired from politics in 2003.
He was a Scottish National Party (Scottish National Party) Member of the Scottish Parliament for West of Scotland region from 1999 to 2003. He was a member of the Party"s National Executive and National Council and the Local Government Committee.
