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For other people named David Campbell, see David Campbell (disambiguation).
Robert David Stewart Campbell, CBE, BAgr (born Belfast 25 May 1965) is a politician, farmer and businessman.
Background
He is the son of Ronald (Ronnie) and Ann Campbell of Lisburn. Educated Wallace High School and The Queen's University of Belfast. Married to Linda (née Wilson) with two sons. He now lives near Carrickfergus.
Career
Campbell is the current Chairman of the Ulster Unionist Party, having served as Vice Chairman in 2005. He was elected to Lisburn Borough Council in 1989 and served until 1993. Elected Member of Northern Ireland Forum in 1996, where he was Chairman of the Agriculture and Fisheries Committee. Was a member of Ulster Unionist Party Talks team in the All-Party negotiations that led to the Belfast Agreement. In 1997 Campbell contested the UUP selection meeting to succeed Sir Jim Molyneaux, however he lost out to party colleague Jeffrey Donaldson. Campbell also contested the selection meeting in South Antrim following the death of Clifford Forsythe. The selection was marred by internal division, with South Antrim MLA Duncan Shipley-Dalton claiming that UUP HQ were trying to foist Campbell on the constituency. Shipley-Dalton pulled out and Campbell lost out to anti-agreement candidate David Burnside BBC report.
He became a senior policy advisor and Chief of Staff to David Trimble whilst First Minister of Northern Ireland between 1998 and 2004.
Founder and Chairman of Northern Renewables Limited and the Irish Renewable and Sustainable Energy Fund
Sources
Ulster Unionist Party Leaders Saunderson (1905–06) · Long (1906–10) · Carson (1910–21) · Craigavon (1921–40) · Andrews (1940–46) · Brookeborough (1946–63) · O'Neill (1963–69) · Chichester-Clark (1969–71) · Faulkner (1971–74) · West (1974–79) · Molyneaux (1979–95) · Trimble (1995–2005) · Empey (2005–2010) · Elliott (2010–)Deputy Leaders John Taylor (1995-2003) · Reg Empey and Roy Beggs (2003–2005) · Danny Kennedy (2005-2010) · John McCallister (2010-)Chairperson President
(Office merged with Chairman in 2008)James Hamilton · James Craig · John Miller Andrews · Herbert Dixon (1947-1950) · Basil Brooke · Clarence Graham (1963-1964) · Jack Andrews (1969-1973) · James Cunningham (1973–1979) · George Clark (1980–1990) · Josias Cunningham (1990–2000) · Martin Smyth (2000–2004) · Dennis Rogan (2004-2006) · Robert John White (2006-2008)Leadership elections General Secretary
(Chief Executive)T. H. Gibson (1905-1906) · Dawson Bates (1906-1921) · Wilson Hungerford (1921-1941) · Billy Douglas (1941-1963) · Jim Bailie (1963-1974) · Norman Hutton (1974-1983) · Frank Millar Jr (1983-1987) · Jim Wilson (1987-1998) · David Boyd (1998-200?) · Alastair Patterson (200?-2004) · Lyle Rea (2004-2005) · Will Corry (2005-2007) · Jim Wilson (2007-)Organisational structure Ulster Unionist Council (Party Executive Committee · UUP Constituency Association · District Branches) · Ulster Womens Unionist Council · Young Unionists · Westminster Unionist Association
Fraternal association: Orange Order (affiliation formally ended in 2005)History and related organisations Progenitor: Irish Unionist Alliance (1891) · Allies: Liberal Unionist Party/Conservative and Unionist Party · Established as: Ulster Unionist Council (1905) · Militia: Ulster Volunteer Force (1913) · Faction/Offshoot: Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party (1973-78) · Electoral alliance: Ulster Conservatives and Unionists (2009) · Ulster Unionist Labour AssociationCategories:- 1965 births
- Living people
- Ulster Unionist Party politicians
- Members of the Northern Ireland Forum
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