Background
He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and was a trade union official before entering politics.
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George Campbell
Edit Profilepolitician member of the Australian Senate
Career
Victorian State Secretary of the Federated Shipwrights" and Ship Constructors" Union 1970-1976, National President of the union 1974, Federal Secretary of the union 1974-1976, Assistant National Secretary of the Amalgamated Metal Workers" Union 1976-1988 and National Secretary 1988-1996. Campbell was Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Industry, Innovation, Science and Research 2001-2004. From the 2004 election, he served as the Opposition Senate Whip.
In April 2007, facing near-certain defeat in a preselection challenge by former protégé Doug Cameron, he announced that he would retire at the end of his term in the Senate.
Politics
He is a prominent member of the Socialist Left faction of the ALP, and was a leading critic of the United States.-Australia Free Trade Agreement.
Membership
He was a member of the executive of the Australian Council of Trade Unions 1987-1997 and ACTU Senior Vice-President 1993-1997. Campbell was a member of the ALP National Executive 1986-2004 and Junior Vice-President of the ALP 1994-2000.
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Australian Labor Party