Donald Andrew John Cameron
MSP (born 26 November 1976) is a
Scottish Conservative Party
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politician, who has been a
Member of the Scottish Parliament
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Electoral system
The add ...
(MSP) for the
Highlands and Islands
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The Highlands and Islands are sometimes defined as the area to which the Crofters' Act of 1 ...
region since
2016
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. He currently serves as the Scottish Conservative's Shadow
since May 2021.
Background
Donald Cameron was educated at
Harrow School
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and graduated with a
first-class honours
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degree in
modern history
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from
Oriel College, Oxford
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and a Diploma in Law from
City University London
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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
2015
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.
In 2016, Cameron stood as a candidate at
Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute ( sco, Argyll an Buit; gd, Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd, ) is one of 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area. The current lord-lieutenant for Argyll and Bute is Jane Margaret MacLeod (14 July 2020) ...
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
Jackson Carlaw
David Jackson Carlaw (born 12 April 1959) is a Scottish politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2019 to 2020. He previously served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2011 to 2019. He has b ...
.
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
Boris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (; born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer and journalist who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022. He previously served as ...
to resign as Conservative party leader and Prime Minister over the
Westminster lockdown parties controversy
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along with a majority of Scottish Conservative MSPs.
Ancestry
References
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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
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