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- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy abstract "Gordon Thomas Calthrop Campbell, Baron Campbell of Croy, MC, PC, DL (8 June 1921 – 26 April 2005), was a Scottish Conservative & Unionist politician.He was born in Quetta, British India (now in Pakistan), the son of Major General James Alexander Campbell and was educated at Wellington College before joining the Royal Artillery in 1939. He fought in the Second World War with the Royal Artillery from 1940, winning the Military Cross and Bar. Invalided out in 1947 with the honorary rank of major, he served the Foreign Office in New York and Vienna until 1957. Elected to parliament in 1959, he served as Member of Parliament for the constituency of Moray and Nairn until February 1974 when he was defeated by Winnie Ewing of the Scottish National Party. He served as a Government Whip, 1961–62; Lord Commissioner of the Treasury and Scottish Whip, 1962–63; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, 1963-64. He was Opposition Spokesman on Defence, 1967–68 and a member of the Shadow Cabinet, 1969-70.He was Secretary of State for Scotland during the whole of Edward Heath's government. During his term in office the issues of fishing and oil led to him losing his Moray coastal seat to the SNP. Government papers released under the 30 year rule reveal an attitude that may explain that loss. Papers from 1970 revealed how the Scottish Office was prepared to have a "weaker and less efficient national fleet" to enable the UK to sign up to the controversial Common Fisheries Policy. On oil in 1972 Campbell was against any move to pump oil revenues directly into the Scottish economy despite Heath asking government departments to explore such an arrangements to help revive Scotland's economy with "its own resources". Further papers from 1974 revealed how he proposed "exceptional measures" to force Shetland Islands Council to accept an oil terminal without financial benefit to the islands.After leaving the Commons, he was made a life peer as Baron Campbell of Croy, of Croy in the County of Nairn in 1975. He became Chairman of the Scottish Board in 1976, and was Vice President of the Advisory Committee on Pollution at Sea from 1976 to 1984. He married Nicola Madan, daughter of Geoffrey Spencer Madan and his wife Marjorie Noble, and had three children.He and his Crown Office colleagues are thought by some not to have conducted themselves with any merit during the campaign to free Paddy Meehan who served 7 years for a murder in Ayr which he did not commit. Campbell is alleged repeatedly to have ignored new evidence.".
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy almaMater Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst.
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy battle World_War_II.
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy birthDate "1921-06-08".
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy birthPlace Pakistan.
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy birthPlace Quetta.
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy birthYear "1921".
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy country United_Kingdom.
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy deathDate "2005-04-26".
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy deathPlace London.
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy deathPlace United_Kingdom.
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy deathYear "2005".
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy militaryBranch British_Army.
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy militaryRank Major_(United_Kingdom).
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy office "Secretary of State for Scotland".
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy office "Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland".
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy party Conservative_Party_(UK).
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy predecessor James_Stuart,_1st_Viscount_Stuart_of_Findhorn.
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy predecessor Willie_Ross,_Baron_Ross_of_Marnock.
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy primeMinister Edward_Heath.
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy serviceEndYear "1945".
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy serviceStartYear "1939".
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy successor Alick_Buchanan-Smith_(politician).
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy successor Willie_Ross,_Baron_Ross_of_Marnock.
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy successor Winnie_Ewing.
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy termPeriod Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy__1.
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- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy termPeriod Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy__3.
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy termPeriod Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy__4.
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- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy wikiPageWikiLink New_York_City.
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy wikiPageWikiLink Paddy_Meehan.
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy wikiPageWikiLink Pakistan.
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- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy wikiPageWikiLink Wellington_College,_Berkshire.
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy wikiPageWikiLink Willie_Ross,_Baron_Ross_of_Marnock.
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy wikiPageWikiLink Winnie_Ewing.
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy wikiPageWikiLink World_War_II.
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy wikiPageWikiLinkText "Gordon Campbell".
- Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy wikiPageWikiLinkText "Gordon Campbell, Baron Campbell of Croy".