Don Cameron (Queensland Liberal politician) explained

Don Cameron
Honorific-Suffix:AM
Constituency Mp:Griffith
Parliament:Australian
Predecessor:Wilfred Coutts
Successor:Ben Humphreys
Term Start:26 November 1966
Term End:10 December 1977
Constituency Mp2:Fadden
Parliament2:Australian
Predecessor2:New seat
Successor2:David Beddall
Term Start2:10 December 1977
Term End2:5 March 1983
Constituency Mp3:Moreton
Parliament3:Australian
Predecessor3:James Killen
Successor3:Garrie Gibson
Term Start3:5 November 1983
Term End3:24 March 1990
Birth Date:1940 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Brisbane, Queensland
Nationality:Australian
Spouse:Lila Cameron
Party:Liberal Party of Australia
Children:Heather Cameron, Andrea Cameron, Alana Cameron, Suzanne Cameron
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, Don 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, Don Cameron was appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for "service to the community, particularly youth, and to the Australian Parliament".[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mason, James. Churchie: The Centenary Register. 2011. The Anglican Church Grammar School. Brisbane, Australia. 978-0-646-55807-3.
  2. http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:%22handbook/allmps/9F4%22 Biography for CAMERON, Donald Milner
  3. http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2010/guide/more.htm Moreton - 2010 Federal Election
  4. Web site: Donald Milner CAMERON. It's an Honour. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200228175357/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1136610 . 28 February 2020 . 2020-02-29.