Pam Cameron (born 30 December 1971; formerly Lewis, née Pamela Brown) is a Unionist politician from

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representing the

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(DUP). Cameron has sat in the

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since 2011 as the

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(MLA) for the South Antrim constituency. Cameron was elected to Antrim Borough Council in 2005 and was elected as the Council's first woman Mayor in 2010. Prior to her election to the Assembly, Cameron was the constituency office manager for the politician Sammy Wilson. Speaking about her election success, Cameron said: "I thought I would do well but I did not think I would get to this stage. I know there are Roman Catholics who voted for me and that I have cross-community support. I hope that continues."

Personal life

Pam is married to Michael Cameron, a Northern Ireland civil servant. The relationship was the subject of a

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complaint.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cameron, Pam 1971 births Living people Female members of the Northern Ireland Assembly Members of Antrim Borough Council Democratic Unionist Party MLAs Northern Ireland MLAs 2011–2016 Northern Ireland MLAs 2016–2017 Mayors of places in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–2022 Women mayors of places in Northern Ireland Women councillors in Northern Ireland