Gregory Campbell (politician)

Gregory Campbell
Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure
In office
9 June 2008 – 1 July 2009
Preceded byEdwin Poots
Succeeded byNelson McCausland
Member of Parliament
for East Londonderry
In office
7 June 2001 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byWilliam Ross
Majority9,607 (24.4%)
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for East Londonderry
In office
25 June 1998 – 7 May 2016
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byMaurice Bradley
Personal details
Born
Gregory Lloyd Campbell

(1953-02-15) 15 February 1953 (age 71)
Waterside, Derry, Northern Ireland
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party
SpouseFrances Campbell[1]
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Ulster

Gregory Lloyd Campbell CBE (born 15 February 1953)[2] is a British[3] politician who has been the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Member of Parliament (MP) for East Londonderry since 2001. He is the DUP Spokesperson for International Development.[4]

He was previously a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Londonderry, from 1998 to 2016. In May 2021, Campbell was a candidate alongside Paula Bradley for the position as Deputy Leader of the DUP, following the resignation of the incumbent Nigel Dodds; he was unsuccessful in getting elected.

In March 2024 he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).[5]

  1. ^ "House of Commons - The Register of Members' Financial Interests - Part 2: Part 2". Publications.parliament.uk. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Is Gregory Campbell a potential future leader of DUP? - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. ^ Campbell, Gregory (22 March 2021). ""We are British"". Claire Byrne Live. RTE. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Gregory Campbell MP". DUP. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Honours and Appointments: March 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

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