Don Cameron | |
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Cameron in 1968 | |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Griffith | |
In office 26 November 1966 –10 December 1977 | |
Preceded by | Wilfred Coutts |
Succeeded by | Ben Humphreys |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Fadden | |
In office 10 December 1977 –5 March 1983 | |
Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | David Beddall |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Moreton | |
In office 5 November 1983 –24 March 1990 | |
Preceded by | James Killen |
Succeeded by | Garrie Gibson |
Personal details | |
Born | Brisbane, Queensland | 6 February 1940
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
Occupation | Corporate executive |
Donald Milner Cameron AM (born 6 February 1940) is a former Australian politician. He was born in Brisbane, and educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School [1] and the University of Queensland.
He became a junior corporate executive and then industrial officer for the Australian Association of Employers of Waterside Labour. He joined the Liberal Party of Australia, and in 1966, aged 26, he won the marginal seat of Griffith in inner Brisbane, and held it against determined challenges from the Australian Labor Party until 1977, when a redistribution nearly erased his majority there. He then shifted to the safer seat of Fadden. [2]
In the big swing to Labor at the 1983 election Cameron was defeated, but he was re-elected shortly after at a by-election for the seat of Moreton, which he held until 1990, when he was again defeated. [3]
In the 2000 Queen's Birthday Honours Cameron was appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for "service to the community, particularly youth, and to the Australian Parliament". [4]
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Parliament of Australia | ||
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Preceded by Wilfred Coutts | Member for Griffith 1966–1977 | Succeeded by Ben Humphreys |
New division | Member for Fadden 1977–1983 | Succeeded by David Beddall |
Preceded by James Killen | Member for Moreton 1983–1990 | Succeeded by Garrie Gibson |