Donald Andrew John Cameron MSP (born 26 November 1976) is a

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politician, who has been a

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(MSP) for the

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region since

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. He currently serves as the Scottish Conservative's Shadow

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since May 2021.

Background

Donald Cameron was educated at

Harrow School (The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God) , established = (Royal Charter) , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , religion = Church of E ...

and graduated with a

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degree in

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from

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and a Diploma in Law from

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. He worked as an advocate for 10 years before his election and acted for a range of clients in public, agricultural and crofting law. Cameron stood as the Scottish Conservative candidate in the Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency, coming fourth in the 2010 general election; he came third contesting Orkney and Shetland in

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. In 2016, Cameron stood as a candidate at

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for the Scottish Parliament and finished third, but was subsequently elected as the Conservatives' third placed candidate on the Highlands and Islands regional list. He was appointed by the party as their 'Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport'. In 2017, Cameron was appointed the Scottish Conservatives' 2021 Policy Co-ordinator. In February 2020, Cameron was appointed Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance by the Scottish Conservative Leader

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. In August 2020, Cameron was appointed Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport by the new Leader of the Scottish Conservatives Douglas Ross. In May 2021, he was appointed Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture. 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

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to resign as Conservative party leader and Prime Minister over the

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along with a majority of Scottish Conservative MSPs.

Ancestry

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cameron, Donald 1976 births Living people People educated at Harrow School Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford Alumni of City, University of London Conservative MSPs Members of the Scottish Parliament 2016–2021 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2021–2026 Place of birth missing (living people) Members of the Faculty of Advocates People from Lochaber

Donald Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the ...