Ewen Paul Cameron

Sir Ewen Cameron
Sir Ewen Cameron
Victorian Minister of Health
	In office; 7 June 1955 – 28 July 1961
Premier	Henry Bolte
Preceded by	Val Doube
Succeeded by	Ronald Mack
Personal details
Born	Ewen Paul Cameron; 15 January 1891; Preston, Victoria
Died	18 January 1964 (aged 73); Camberwell, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Liberal Party
Other political; affiliations	Liberal and Country Party
Spouse(s)	Flora May White (m. 1920; died 1960)
Occupation	Stock and station agent
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Imperial Force
Years of service	1915–1919
Unit	4th Light Horse Regiment

Sir Ewen Paul Cameron (15 January 1891 – 18 January 1964) was an Australian politician.

Background

Cameron was born in Preston, Victoria, the son of Martin Cameron, a grazier from Scotland, and his wife Jane. From 1915 to 1918, he served in the 4th Light Horse Regiment of the Australian Army.

He was a founding member of the Camberwell branch of the United Australia Party, and was a campaign manager for Trevor Oldham and Robert Menzies. On 7 August 1948, Cameron was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council in a by-election as one of two Liberal Party members for East Yarra Province.[1]

Minister of Health

When Henry Bolte defeated John Cain at the 1955 election, Cameron was appointed to the Bolte Ministry as minister of health, in which capacity he served for over six years. When the ministry was reconstituted in 1961, Cameron (who had been knighted that year for his service as health minister), became chair of committees in the Legislative Council. He died in office in 1964.[1]

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References

Cameron, Sir Ewen Paul, Re-Member, Parliament of Victoria.

Victorian Legislative Council
Preceded by Clifdon Eager William Edgar	Member for East Yarra Province 1948–1964 Served alongside: Clifdon Eager (1948–58) Dick Hamer (1958–64)	Succeeded by Dick Hamer William Campbell
Political offices
Preceded by Val Doube	Minister of Health 1955–1961	Succeeded by Ronald Mack

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[re-member-1] Cameron, Sir Ewen Paul, Re-Member, Parliament of Victoria.