Gregory Campbell MP MLA
Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure
Incumbent
Assumed office  9th June 2008
Preceded by	Edwin Poots
Constituency	East Londonderry (MP & MLA)
Born	February 15, 1953 (1953-02-15) (age 55) Derry, Northern Ireland
Political party	Democratic Unionist Party
Website	http://www.dup.org.uk/GregoryCampbell.asp

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Campbell was raised in Derry's Waterside area and was educated at the city's technical college and the University of Ulster (Magee College site). He joined the DUP in the 1970s and was first elected to Londonderry City Council in 1981. Campbell briefly led the local DUP members out of the Council in 1984 when the council changed its name to Derry City Council, although he returned to his seat not long after and still holds it. For other places with similar names, see Derry (disambiguation) and Londonderry (disambiguation). ... Waterside is the name of more than one place: In the United Kingdom: Waterside, Aberdeen Waterside, Ayr Waterside, Buckinghamshire Waterside, Dunbarton Waterside, Renfrew This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Magee College, is an English-medium higher education institution of the University of Ulster located in Derry, Northern Ireland. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Derry City Council (Londonderry City Council until 1984) is a district council in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ...

He was chosen to contest the Foyle constituency in the general election of 1983. He contested the same seat again in the general elections of 1987 and 1992, although each time he finished second behind Social Democratic and Labour Party leader John Hume. Foyle is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... The UK general election, 1983 was held on June 9, 1983 and gave the Conservatives and Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945. ... Margaret Thatcher David Steel Election 1987 Titles The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987 and was the third consecutive victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher. ... The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... John Hume. ...

Given that Foyle had a predominantly nationalist population, the increasingly high profile Campbell was transferred to the more winnable East Londonderry seat, where he ran unsuccessfully in 1997. Campbell won the seat at his second attempt in the 2001 general election, gaining a majority of 1,901 over sitting MP William Ross of the Ulster Unionist Party. He was re-elected in the 2005 general election, this time securing an increased majority of 7,498 over the new UUP candidate David McClarty. He is also a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, topping the Londonderry East poll (from which 6 members are elected) in the 1998 election, 2003 and again in March 2007. He was appointed Minister of Regional Development in the Northern Ireland Executive in July 2000. On June 9 2008, Campbell took over the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, replacing Edwin Poots, following a reshuffle of the DUP's Ministerial team by newly-appointed First Minister Peter Robinson. Irish nationalism refers to political movements that desire greater autonomy or the independence of Ireland from Great Britain. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... Tony Blair William Hague Charles Kennedy The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... William Ross (born February 4, 1936) is a Northern Ireland Ulster Unionist Party politician. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005. ... Councillor David McClarty MLA (b. ... The logo of the Northern Ireland Assembly, a six flowered linen or flax plant. ... The first elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on June 25, 1998. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The third elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on 7 March 2007. ... The Northern Ireland Executive as established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 is the (currently suspended) executive body for Northern Ireland, answerable to the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

External links

• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Gregory Campbell MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Gregory Campbell MP
• Northern Ireland Assembly - Gregory Campbell MLA
• Londonderry DUP profile - Gregory Campbell MP
• Maiden Speech : House of Commons - 26 June 2001