Harold Campbell (co-operator)

Harold Campbell (28 February 1913 – 14 January 2002) was a British co-operative activist.

Born in Enfield, Middlesex, Campbell joined the British Federation of Young Co-operators. He was a conscientious objector during the Second World War, working as an agricultural labourer. After the war he became involved with the Co-operative Party, soon becoming assistant general secretary, then in 1962 was appointed general secretary.Ted Graham, "Harold Campbell", The Guardian, 23 January 2002

In 1967 Campbell stood down as general secretary to take up a post managing a housing trust. However, he remained chair of Co-operative Planning and the Co-Ownership Development Society.

Campbell retired in 1985 and moved to Portugal with friends; the group later returned to the UK.

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