The Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell, CBE, QC, MP

Career: admitted advocate 1968, advocate depute 1977-80, standing jr counsel to the Army in Scotland 1980-82; pt/t chm: VAT Tbnl 1984-87, Med Appeal Tbnl 1985-87; memb: Legal Aid Central Ctee 1983-86, Broadcasting Cncl for Scotland 1984-87, Scottish Legal Aid Bd 1986-87; Parly candidate (Lib): Greenock and Port Glasgow 1974 (both Gen Elections), E Fife 1979, NE Fife 1983; MP (Lib 1987-88, Lib Dem 1988-) Fife NE 1987-; Lib then Lib Dem spokesman on sport 1987-; Lib Dem spokesman on: defence 1988-95, foreign affairs and defence 1995-, foreign affairs, defence and Europe 1997-; Lib Dem shadow foreign sec 1997-2006, ldr Lib Dems 2006-07 (dep ldr 2003-06); memb House of Commons: Trade and Industry Select Ctee 1990-92, Defence Select Ctee 1992-99, Foreign Affrs Ctee 2007-, Intelligence and Security Ctee 2007-; ldr UK Delgn to the NATO Parly Assembly; capt UK athletics team 1965 and 1966, competed in Olympic Games Tokyo 1964 and Cwlth Games 1966, UK 100 metres record holder 1967-74; memb 2012 Olympic Bd