Kevin Campbell (politician)
| Kevin Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Alliance party list | |
|
In office 1999 – 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1949 (age 66–67) Addington |
| Political party | Alliance |
| Spouse(s) | Kathryn |
| Profession |
Police officer Solicitor |
| Religion | Catholic |
Kevin Campbell is a former New Zealand member of parliament for the Alliance, and the party's leader outside of Parliament at its deregistration in May 2015.
Early career
Campbell worked as a milkman, before becoming a police officer. He trained to be a Catholic priest at Holy Name Seminary and Holy Cross College. However he was not ordained. Prior to entering Parliament he qualified as a Barrister and Solicitor and practiced in criminal law.[1]
Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 1999–2002 | 46th | List | 10 | Alliance |
Campbell was the Alliance candidate for the 1998 Taranaki-King Country by-election, and claimed to have "played some small part in bringing about the closer working relationship between Labour and the Alliance as a result of that by-election."[2]
He was a member of the Alliance, having been elected to Parliament as a list MP in the 1999 election. At the 2002 election Campbell moved up one place on the Alliance party list, to tenth position, however due to the party's split,[3] the Alliance's party vote fell 6.47 percentage points,[4][5] meaning it was not allocated any seats in Parliament and Campbell lost his seat.
Since leaving Parliament Campbell has worked as a Supervising Solicitor at Community Law Canterbury.[1] Campbell ran again as an Alliance candidate in the Wigram electorate, seeking to be the replacement for out-going MP Jim Anderton but lost, coming fourth, to Megan Woods, a former member of the Alliance & Progressive parties standing on a Labour ticket.[6]
As of the 2011 election Campbell returned to being an active participant in the Alliance Party and currently sits as the Co-leader of the Party. [alliance.org.nz]
References
- 1 2 "The Messenger Interview: Kevin Campbell". Marist Messenger. 1 May 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ↑ "Kevin Campbell's Maiden Speech" (Press release). New Zealand Alliance Party. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ↑ Campbell, Kevin (3 April 2002). "Kevin Campbell, Alliance MP On Party Split" (Press release). New Zealand Alliance Party. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ↑ "Summary of Overall Results". Elections New Zealand. 1999. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ↑ "Official Count Results -- Overall Status". Elections New Zealand. 10 August 2002. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ↑ "Official Count Results -- Wigram". Electoral Commission. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2014.