Donald Cameron (Scottish politician)

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Donald Cameron
MSP
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Official portrait, 2016
Scottish Conservative Spokesperson for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
Assumed office
20 May 2021
LeaderDouglas Ross
Preceded byOffice established
Scottish Conservative Spokesperson for Health and Sport
In office
11 August 2020 – 20 May 2021
LeaderDouglas Ross
Preceded byMiles Briggs
Succeeded byAnnie Wells
Scottish Conservative Spokesperson for Finance
In office
18 February 2020 – 11 August 2020
LeaderJackson Carlaw
Preceded byMurdo Fraser
Succeeded byMurdo Fraser
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Highlands and Islands
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
Assumed office
5 May 2016
Personal details
Born
Donald Andrew John Cameron

(1976-11-26) 26 November 1976 (age 45)
Achnacarry, Lochaber, Scotland
Political partyScottish Conservatives
Alma materOriel College, Oxford
City Law School
OccupationAdvocate
WebsiteOfficial website

Donald Andrew John Cameron MSP (born 26 November 1976) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Highlands and Islands region since 2016. He served as the Scottish Conservative's Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport from 2016 to 2017 and from 2020 to 2021.

Background[]

Donald Cameron is the son of Donald Cameron, the 27th Lochiel, chief of the Clan Cameron.

Cameron was educated at Harrow School and graduated with a first-class honours degree in modern history from Oriel College, Oxford and a Diploma in Law from City University London.[1][2] He worked as an advocate for 10 years before his election and acted for a range of clients in public, agricultural and crofting law.[3][4]

Cameron stood as the Scottish Conservative candidate in the Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency, coming fourth in the 2010 general election;[3] he came third contesting Orkney and Shetland in 2015.

In 2016, Cameron stood as a candidate at Argyll and Bute for the Scottish Parliament and finished third, but was subsequently elected as the Conservatives' third placed candidate on the Highlands and Islands regional list.[5] He was appointed by the party as their 'Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport'.[6][7]

In 2018, Cameron was appointed Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and was also appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist 2021 Policy Co-ordinator in 2017.[8]

In February 2020, Cameron was appointed Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance by the Leader of the Scottish Conservatives Jackson Carlaw. [9]

In August 2020, Cameron was appointed Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport by the new Leader of the Scottish Conservatives Douglas Ross.[10]

In May 2021, Cameron was appointed Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture by Douglas Ross.[11]

Cameron helped re-establish the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities and was one of three co-convenors of the group until May 2021. He remains a member of the group. He is Co-convenor of the Cross Party Group on MS and he is the vice-convenor of the Cross Party Group on Gàidhlig. He also sits on various other cross-party groups including those on Beer & Pubs and Crofting.

On 12 January 2022, Cameron joined his leader Ross in calling for Boris Johnson to resign as Conservative party leader and Prime Minister over the Westminster lockdown parties controversy along with a majority of Scottish Conservative MSPs.[12]

Ancestry[]

References[]

  1. ^ ‘CAMERON, Donald Andrew John’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
  2. ^ Cameron, Donald. "Donald Cameron" (PDF). Murray Stable. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b "D. Cameron is Conservatives' man for Argyll and Bute (but not that one)". The Buteman. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Conservative candidate named". The Shetland Times. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Election 2016: Highlands and Islands Scottish Parliament region". BBC News. 6 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Donald Cameron / Political Activities". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Ruth Davidson brings new Tory MSPs into Shadow Cabinet". The Daily Telegraph. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Shadow cabinet reshuffle to 'put Sturgeon on notice'". Scottish Conservative Party. 28 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Donald Cameron is Shadow Finance Secretary". Hebrides News. We Love Stornoway. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Ruth Davidson in frontline comeback to lead tory group holyrood". Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  11. ^ Hutcheon, Paul (20 May 2021). "Douglas Ross announces new Scottish Conservative team after shadow cabinet reshuffle". Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  12. ^ Green, Chris (12 January 2022). "Majority of Scottish Tories' 31 MSPs at Holyrood now openly calling for the Prime Minister to resign". Twitter. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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