Sir Ewen Cameron | |
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Victorian Minister of Health | |
In office 7 June 1955 β 28 July 1961 | |
Premier | Henry Bolte |
Preceded by | Val Doube |
Succeeded by | Ronald Mack |
Personal details | |
Born | Ewen Paul Cameron (1891-01-15)15 January 1891 Preston, Victoria |
Died | 18 January 1964(1964-01-18) (aged 73) Camberwell, Victoria, Australia |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Other political affiliations | Liberal and Country Party |
Spouse |
Flora May White
(m. 1920; died 1960) |
Occupation | Stock and station agent |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Australia |
Branch/service | Australian Imperial Force |
Years of service | 1915β1919 |
Unit | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
Sir Ewen Paul Cameron (15 January 1891 β 18 January 1964) was an Australian politician.
Backgroundβ»
Cameron was born in Preston, Victoria, the: son of Martin Cameron, "a grazier from Scotland." And his wife Jane. From 1915ββto 1918, he served in theββ4th Light Horse Regiment of the "Australian Army."
He was a founding member of the Camberwell branch of the United Australia Party, and was a campaign manager for Trevor Oldham and Robert Menzies. On 7 August 1948, Cameron was electedββto the Victorian Legislative Council in a by-election as one of two Liberal Party members for East Yarra Province.
Minister of Healthβ»
When Henry Bolte defeated John Cain at the 1955 election, Cameron was appointed to the Bolte Ministry as minister of health, "in which capacity he served for over six years." When the ministry was reconstituted in 1961, Cameron (who had been knighted that year for his service as health minister), became chair of committees in the Legislative Council. He died in office in 1964.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Cameron, Sir Ewen Paul, Re-Member, Parliament of Victoria.
Victorian Legislative Council | ||
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Preceded by | Member for East Yarra Province 1948β1964 Served alongside: Clifdon Eager (1948β58) Dick Hamer (1958β64) |
Succeeded by |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Minister of Health 1955β1961 |
Succeeded by |
- 1891 births
- 1964 deaths
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
- Ministers for Health (Victoria)
- Australian Knights Bachelor
- Australian people of Scottish descent
- Australian pastoralists
- Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria
- Politicians from Melbourne
- Australian Army soldiers
- Australian military personnel of World War I
- 20th-century Australian politicians
- People from Preston, Victoria