John Campbell (born 1947) is a British political writer and biographer. He was educated at

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and the

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from where he gained a Ph.D. in politics in 1975. His works include biographies of

Lloyd George David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922. He was a Liberal Party (United Kingdom), Liberal Party politician from Wales, known for lea ...

F. E. Smith Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead, (12 July 1872 – 30 September 1930), known as F. E. Smith, was a British Conservative politician and barrister who attained high office in the early 20th century, in particular as Lord High Chan ...

Aneurin Bevan Aneurin "Nye" Bevan PC (; 15 November 1897 – 6 July 1960) was a Welsh Labour Party politician, noted for tenure as Minister of Health in Clement Attlee's government in which he spearheaded the creation of the British National Health ...

Roy Jenkins Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead, (11 November 1920 – 5 January 2003) was a British politician who served as President of the European Commission from 1977 to 1981. At various times a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Lab ...

Edward Heath Sir Edward Richard George Heath (9 July 191617 July 2005), often known as Ted Heath, was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conserv ...

, and

Margaret Thatcher Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (; 13 October 19258 April 2013) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. S ...

, the last consisting of two volumes, ''The Grocer's Daughter'' (2000) and ''The Iron Lady'' (2003). A one-volume abridgment prepared by David Freeman (a historian of Britain teaching at

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), entitled ''The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher, From Grocer's Daughter to Prime Minister,'' was published in 2009 and reissued in paperback in 2011. He was awarded the

NCR Book Award The NCR Book Award for Non-Fiction, established in 1987 and sponsored by NCR Corporation, was for a time the UK's major award for non-fiction. Closing in 1997 after a period of decline and scandal, it is best remembered as the forerunner of the Sam ...

for his biography of Heath in 1994. He has also written, ''If Love Were All ... the story of

Frances Stevenson Frances Lloyd George, Countess Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, (née Stevenson; 7 October 1888 – 5 December 1972) was the mistress, personal secretary, confidante and second wife of British Prime Minister David Lloyd George. Frances Louise Stevenson ...

& David Lloyd George'' (2006) and ''Pistols At Dawn: Two Hundred Years of Political Rivalry from Pitt & Fox to Blair & Brown'' (2009). His most recent book is the official biography, ''Roy Jenkins: A Well Rounded Life'' (Jonathan Cape, March 2014), which was short-listed for the 2014

Samuel Johnson Prize The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, formerly the Samuel Johnson Prize, is an annual British book prize for the best non-fiction writing in the English language. It was founded in 1999 following the demise of the NCR Book Award. With its m ...

and the

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Costa Biography Award, and won the Biography category in the 2014 Political Book Awards. Campbell was consultant to the 2009 production of ''

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'', a fictionalisation of Margaret Thatcher's fall from power, and the 2012 film '' The Iron Lady''.

Publications

*''Lloyd George: The Goat in the Wilderness, 1922-31'' (1977) *''F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead'' (1983) *''Roy Jenkins: A Biography'' (1983) *''Nye Bevan and the Mirage of British Socialism'' (1987) *''The Experience of World War 2'' (editor, 1989) *''Edward Heath: A Biography'' (1993) *''Margaret Thatcher: The Grocer's Daughter'' (2000) *''Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady'' (2003) *''If Love Were All: The Story of

and David Lloyd George'' (2006) *''The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher, from Grocer's Daughter to Prime Minister'' (2009; paperback, 2011; ) *''Pistols at Dawn: Two Hundred Years of Political Rivalry from Pitt and

Fox Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush''). Twelve sp ...

to Blair and

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'' (2009) *''Roy Jenkins: A Well Rounded Life'' (2014)

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