George Campbell (Australian politician)

George Campbell (born 18 February 1943), was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Senate from 1997 to 2008, representing the state of New South Wales. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and was a trade union official before entering politics. Victorian State Secretary of the Federal Shipwrights' Union 1970-76, National President of the union 1974, Federal Secretary of the union 1974-76, Assistant National Secretary of the Amalgamated Metal Workers' Union 1976-88 and National Secretary 1988-96. He was a member of the executive of the Australian Council of Trade Unions 1987-97 and ACTU Senior Vice-President 1993-97.

Campbell was a member of the ALP National Executive 1986-2000 and Junior Vice-President of the ALP 1994-2000. He is a prominent member of the Socialist Left faction of the ALP, and was a leading critic of the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement.

Campbell was Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Industry, Innovation, Science and Research 2003-04. From the 2004 election, he served as the Opposition Senate Whip.

In April 2007, facing near-certain defeat in a preselection challenge by former protege Doug Cameron, he announced that he would retire at the end of his term in the Senate. [cite news | first=Phillip | last=Correy | coauthors= | title=Wounded senator falls to protege | date=April 26 2007 | publisher= | url =http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/wounded-senator-falls-to-protege/2007/04/25/1177459788218.html | work =The Sydney Morning Herald | pages = | accessdate = 2007-04-25 | language = ] .

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DATE OF BIRTH=18 February 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH=Belfast, Northern Ireland
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