Gordon Campbell

Gordon Muir Campbell, OBC, (born January 12, 1948 in Vancouver, British Columbia) was the 34th Premier of British Columbia. Campbell was also the 41st mayor of Vancouver.

Gordon Campbell
High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Incumbent
Assumed office September 15, 2011
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	James R. Wright
34th Premier of British Columbia
In office June 5, 2001 – March 14, 2011
Preceded by	Ujjal Dosanjh
Succeeded by	Christy Clark
Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia
In office 1994–2001
Premier	Mike Harcourt Glen Clark Dan Miller Ujjal Dosanjh
Preceded by	Fred Gingell (acting)
Succeeded by	Joy MacPhail
MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey
In office 1996–2011
Preceded by	Darlene Marzari
Succeeded by	Christy Clark
35th Mayor of Vancouver
In office 1986–1993
Preceded by	Michael Harcourt
Succeeded by	Philip Owen
Personal details
Born	Gordon Muir Campbell (1948-01-12) January 12, 1948 (age 77) Vancouver, British Columbia
Political party	British Columbia Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Nancy née Chipperfield
Children	Nicholas Campbell Geoffrey Campbell
Alma mater	Dartmouth College Simon Fraser University
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On November 3, 2010, Campbell announced that he would resign as the Premier of British Columbia.^[1]

Campbell was born to in Vancouver to Charles Gordon Campbell (a doctor and an assistant dean of medicine at The University of British Columbia) and Peg Campbell (a kindergarten assistant). When Campbell was 6, his father committed suicide and he was raised by his mother with 3 siblings.

In January of 2003, He was arrested and pled no contest for driving under the influence of alcohol while vacationing in Hawaii. He was fined 913 US dollars and the court ordered him to take part in a substance abuse program, and to be assessed for alcoholism. His mugshot was released by the Hawaiian police and it is commonly used in attack ads.^[2]