Don Cameron | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Lilley |
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In office 9 December 1961 – 30 November 1963 |
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Preceded by | Bruce Wight |
Succeeded by | Kevin Cairns |
Personal details | |
Born |
Cloncurry, Queensland |
15 October 1917
Died | 22 June 1964 | (aged 46)
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Occupation | Chef |
Donald James "Don" Cameron (15 October 1917 – 22 June 1964), Australian politician, was born in Cloncurry, Queensland, and was educated at Catholic schools. He moved to Brisbane where he worked as a chef and catering manager. Active in the Australian Labor Party from an early age, he unexpectedly won the middle-class seat of Lilley at the 1961 election, but was defeated in 1963.
Cameron died in 1964 and was buried in Nudgee Cemetery.