Donald Alastair Cameron
Minister for Health | |
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| In office 11 January 1956 – 22 December 1961 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies |
| Preceded by | Earle Page |
| Succeeded by | Harrie Wade |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Oxley | |
| In office 10 December 1949 – 9 December 1961 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Bill Hayden |
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| Born | 17 March 1900 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 5 January 1974 (aged 73) Chermside, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Rhonda Florence McLean |
Donald Alastair Cameron
High Commissioner to New Zealand
(1962–1965).
Early life
Cameron was born in
Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre and New Guinea. He was mentioned in dispatches and made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1946.[1]
Politics
After the war Cameron joined the newly formed
Minister in charge of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in 1960 following Richard Casey's retirement. At the 1961 election he was unexpectedly defeated by the young Australian Labor Party candidate, Bill Hayden.[1]
Later life
After his defeat, Cameron worked as Commonwealth medical officer in Sydney and was
Australia's High Commissioner to New Zealand from 1962 to 1965. He was then a general practitioner in the Brisbane suburb of Nundah.[2]
Death
Cameron died in the Brisbane suburb of Chermside, survived by his wife, daughter and son.[1]
References
- ^ ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
- ^ Harrison, Jennifer, "Donald Alastair (Don) Cameron (1900–1974)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 29 September 2023
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