Ron Camm

Ronald Ernest Camm (22 July 1914 – 15 March 1988) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

The Honourable

Ron Camm
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Whitsunday
In office
1 July 1961 – 17 Jul 1980
Preceded byLloyd Roberts
Succeeded byGeoff Muntz
Personal details
Born
Ronald Ernest Camm

(1914-07-22)22 July 1914
Emerald, Queensland, Australia
Died15 March 1988(1988-03-15) (aged 73)
Auchenflower, Queensland, Australia
Political partyCountry Part/National Party
Spouse(s)Florence Alice Leech (m.1939 d.2005)
OccupationGrazier

Biography

Camm was born in Emerald, Queensland, the son of Jonathan Robert Camm and his wife Tassie (née Johnson). He was educated in Rockhampton and Mackay and began his working life for OE Neale in Mackay. After a time working as a labourer in Bloomsbury he became a canefarmer at Mount Julia.

On 17 June 1939 he married Florence Alice Leech (died 2005)[2] and together had a son and two daughters. Camm died at Auchenflower in March 1988.[1]

Public career

Camm, representing the Country Party, won the 1961 by-election for the Queensland state seat of Whitsunday following the death of the sitting member, Lloyd Roberts.[3] He went on to represent the electorate until his retirement from politics in 1980.

During his time in politics, he held the following ministerial portfolios:[1]

  • Minister for Mines and Main Roads 1965-1968 and 1969-1974
  • Minister for Mines, Main Roads and Electricity 1968-1969
  • Minister for Mines and Energy and Minister Assisting the Premier on Matters Concerning Northern Development 1974-1977
  • Minister for Mines, Energy and Police 1977-1980

He was the Deputy Leader of the Parliamentary National Party from 1968 until 1980.[1]

References
  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  2. Search for Notices - Name Search — The Ryerson Index. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. Roberts, Mr Lloyd Henry Scurfield — Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Lloyd Roberts		 Member for Whitsunday
1961–1980		 Succeeded by
Geoff Muntz
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