Donald Cameron (Scottish politician)
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Donald Cameron MSP |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands |
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Assumed office 6 May 2016 |
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Donald Andrew John Cameron 26 November 1976 Achnacarry, Lochaber, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Scottish Conservative Party |
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Oriel College, Oxford City Law School |
| Occupation | Advocate |
| Website | www.donaldcameron.org.uk |
Donald Andrew John Cameron MSP (born 26 November 1976) is a Scottish politician who is a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Member of Scottish Parliament for the Highlands and Islands region, elected in 2016. In the Scottish Parliament, he is the Scottish Conservative's Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport.
Donald Cameron is the son of the Donald Cameron 27th Lochiel, chief of the Clan Cameron.
Donald Cameron was educated at Harrow School and graduated with a first-class honours degree in modern history from Oriel College, Oxford and a Diploma in Law from City University London. He worked as an advocate for 10 years before his election and acted for a range of clients in public, agricultural and crofting law.
Donald Cameron stood as the Conservative candidate in the Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency, coming fourth in the United Kingdom general election, 2010.
In 2016, Donald Cameron stood as a candidate for Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency) in the Scottish Parliament and was unsuccessful, however as the Conservatives' third placed candidate on the Highlands and Islands regional list, he was elected. He was appointed by the party as their 'Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport'. Donald Cameron sits on the Health and Sport Committee of the Scottish Parliament.
Donald Cameron re-established the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities and acts as one of three co-convenors of the group. He also sits on various other Cross Party Groups (CPG), including the; CPG on Beer and Pubs, CPG on Carers, CPG on Crofting, CPG on Dyslexia, CPG on Epilepsy, CPG on Fishing, CPG on Gàidhlig and the CPG on MS.
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