Donald W. Cameron
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The Honourable Donald William Cameron |
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| Premier of Nova Scotia | |
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In office February 26, 1991 – June 11, 1993 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor | Lloyd Crouse |
| Preceded by | Roger Bacon |
| Succeeded by | John Savage |
| MLA for Pictou East | |
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In office April 2, 1974 – May 25, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Lloyd MacDonald |
| Succeeded by | Wayne Fraser |
| Personal details | |
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May 20, 1946 Egerton, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Donald William Cameron (born May 20, 1946) was the 22nd Premier of Nova Scotia, Canada, from February 1991 to June 1993.
Born in 1946 at Egerton, Nova Scotia, Cameron graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Science degree. He represented the electoral district of Pictou East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1993, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. Following his political career, he was appointed as the Canadian Consul General to New England.
Cameron entered provincial politics in the 1974 election, defeating Liberal Lester MacLellan by 272 votes in the Pictou East riding. He was re-elected in the 1978 election by almost 2,000 votes. On October 5, 1978, Cameron was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Recreation. He resigned from cabinet on June 25, 1980. He was re-elected in the 1981 and 1984 elections. On April 20, 1988, Cameron was reappointed to cabinet as Minister of Industry, Trade and Technology. Cameron was re-elected in the 1988 election, defeating Liberal Wayne Fraser by 753 votes.
In September 1990, John Buchanan resigned as premier, and a leadership convention was scheduled for February 1991. On November 2, 1990, Cameron announced his candidacy for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. At the leadership convention, on February 9, 1991, Cameron led through the first two ballots and defeated Roland J. Thornhill by 143 votes on the third ballot to win the leadership. He was sworn-in as the 22nd Premier of Nova Scotia on February 26.
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