Hamish Campbell
{{Short description|New Zealand politician and medical researcher}}
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|predecessor2 = Sarah Pallett
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|party = National
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|birth_place = Christchurch, New Zealand
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|spouse = Carol
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|thesis_title = The functions of p53 during an adenovirus infection
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Hamish George Campbell{{cite web |url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/mps-and-electorates/electorate-profiles/wigram-electorate-profile/ |title=Wigram – Electorate Profile |publisher=New Zealand Parliament}} (born {{birth based on age as of date|40|2020|5|1|noage=1}}){{cite news |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/05/national-puts-up-virus-expert-to-contest-science-minister-megan-woods-electorate.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506202836/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/05/national-puts-up-virus-expert-to-contest-science-minister-megan-woods-electorate.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 May 2020 |title=National puts up virus expert to contest Science Minister Megan Woods' electorate |date=1 May 2020 |work=Newshub |first=Zane |last=Small}} is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the National Party. He previously worked as a medical researcher and lecturer, and in his family's orchard business.
Early life and career
Campbell was born in Christchurch and attended Avonhead Primary School and Christchurch Boys' High School, where he was deputy head boy. He received a Bachelor's degree in genetics and a PhD in viruses and cancer from the University of Otago. He later worked for the Children's Medical Research Institute and MS Research Australia, and lectured at the University of Sydney.{{cite web |url=https://hamishcampbell.national.org.nz/about_hamish |title=About Hamish |work=Hamish Campbell |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922230943/https://hamishcampbell.national.org.nz/about_hamish |archive-date=22 September 2020 |publisher=New Zealand National Party}}{{Cite web |date=15 October 2023 |title=Ex-TVNZ reporter, climate protester & rugby boss: The new MPs on track to enter Parliament |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/andy-foster-tamatha-paul-hana-rawhiti-maipi-clarke-host-of-new-faces-on-track-to-enter-new-zealands-54th-parliament/LC4BSNJOWJBMVMV572RUC56HTI/ |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}} Campbell also runs a flower delivery business and is involved in his family's apple orchard business.
Political career
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In May 2020, Campbell was selected to contest {{NZ electorate link|Wigram}} for the National Party at the {{NZ election link|2020}}. He lost to the incumbent Megan Woods with less than half of her votes.{{cite web |title=Wigram – Official Results |url= https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2020/electorate-details-65.html |publisher=Electoral Commission |access-date=16 January 2021}}
On 30 October 2022, Campbell was selected to contest the neighbouring electorate of {{NZ electorate link|Ilam}} in the 2023 New Zealand general election, as former Ilam MP Gerry Brownlee decided to stand as a list-only candidate after losing the electorate in 2020.{{cite news |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/national-party-selects-hamish-campbell-as-its-ilam-candidate-for-2023-election/7V24C2KOYZFXXCRBJDOW24S7ZQ/ |title=National Party selects Hamish Campbell as its Ilam candidate for 2023 election |date=30 October 2022 |work=New Zealand Herald |first=Michael |last=Neilson}} On the night of the election, Campbell had a 7,830 vote lead over his nearest opponent, Raf Manji of The Opportunities Party.{{Cite news |last1=Gill |first1=Sinead |last2=Redstall |first2=Shannon |date=15 October 2023 |title=National a clear winner in Ilam |url=https://www.thepress.co.nz/a/nz-news/350091368/national-set-take-ilam |access-date=15 October 2023 |work=The Press}}{{cite web |title=Ilam - Official Result |url=https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/electorate-details-15.html |publisher=Electoral Commission |access-date=4 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123104115/https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/electorate-details-15.html |archive-date=23 November 2023 |date=3 November 2023 |url-status=live}} Campbell identified youth offending as a cause of crime in Ilam, and something he would like to address once in parliament, along with the cost of living.{{Cite web |date=22 September 2023 |title=Battle for Ilam: Pallett, Campbell or Manji – who will you vote for? |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-christchurch/battle-ilam-pallett-campbell-or-manji-who-will-you-vote |access-date=18 October 2023 |website=Otago Daily Times |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Mathias |first=Shanti |date=8 September 2023 |title=Everyone running in Ilam needs to win |language=en |work=The Spinoff |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/08-09-2023/everyone-running-in-ilam-needs-to-win |access-date=18 October 2023}}
Personal life
Campbell is married. He and his wife have two children and live in the Christchurch suburb of Riccarton.{{Cite news |last=Nathan Morton |date=18 October 2023 |title=The faces of the South Island's new leaders following blue election tidal wave |language=en-NZ |work=The New Zealand Herald |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/election-2023-results-the-south-islands-new-elected-leaders-following-blue-tidal-wave/4EBLM3TLXBDPBLZDG2MBNMAJEA/ |access-date=18 October 2023}} In April 2025, 1News reported that Campbell was a member of the Christian religious sect known as the 'Two by Twos', who were being investigated by the New Zealand Police over allegations of sexual abuse.{{Cite web |last=Boswell |first=Ryan |title=National MP part of secretive religious sect |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/08/national-mp-part-of-secretive-religious-sect/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=1News |language=en}}
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