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Menzies

[men-zeez]

noun

  1. Sir Robert Gordon, 1894–1978, Australian statesman: prime minister 1939–41 and 1949–1966.



Menzies

/ ˈmɛnzɪz /

noun

  1. Sir Robert Gordon. 1894–1978, Australian statesman; prime minister (1939–41; 1949–66)

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Sir Menzies Campbell, latterly Lord Campbell of Pittenweem but usually known as Ming, was one of Westminster's most distinctive and authoritative voices.

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He was born Walter Menzies Campbell on 22 May 1941 and was brought up in a Glasgow tenement.

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This kept Menzies close to his university friend, the future Labour leader John Smith, who repeatedly tried to persuade him to switch parties.

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Sir Menzies, or Ming as he was widely known, led the Liberal Democrats from 2006 to 2007 and was the MP for North East Fife at Westminster for 28 years.

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Former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell has died at the age of 84.

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