词条 | Ewen Paul Cameron |
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|honorific-prefix = |name = Sir Ewen Cameron |honorific-suffix = |image = |imagesize = |smallimage = |alt = |caption = |order = |office = Victorian Minister of Health |term_start = 7 June 1955 |term_end = 28 July 1961 |premier = Henry Bolte |predecessor = Val Doube |successor = Ronald Mack |birth_date = {{Birth date|1891|1|15|df=y}} |birth_place = Preston, Victoria |death_date = {{Death date and age|1964|1|18|1891|1|15|df=y}} |death_place = Camberwell, Victoria, Australia |restingplace = |restingplacecoordinates = |birthname = Ewen Paul Cameron |citizenship = |nationality = |party = Liberal Party |otherparty = Liberal and Country Party |spouse = {{marriage|Flora May White|27 November 1920|1960|end=d}} |relations = |children = |residence = |alma_mater = |occupation = Stock and station agent |profession = |cabinet = |committees = |portfolio = |religion = |nickname = |allegiance = Australia |branch = Australian Imperial Force |serviceyears = 1915–1919 |rank = |unit = 4th Light Horse Regiment |commands = |battles = |awards = }} Sir Ewen Paul Cameron (15 January 1891 – 18 January 1964) was an Australian politician. BackgroundCameron 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 HealthWhen 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] References1. ^1 Cameron, Sir Ewen Paul, Re-Member, Parliament of Victoria. {{s-start}}{{s-par|au-vic-lc}}{{s-bef|before=Clifdon EagerWilliam Edgar}}{{s-ttl|title=Member for East Yarra Province|years=1948–1964|alongside=Clifdon Eager (1948–58) Dick Hamer (1958–64)}}{{s-aft|after=Dick Hamer William Campbell}}{{s-off}}{{s-bef|before=Val Doube}}{{s-ttl|title=Minister of Health|years=1955–1961}}{{s-aft|after=Ronald Mack}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Cameron, Ewen Paul}} 12 : 1891 births|1964 deaths|Members of the Victorian Legislative Council|Australian Knights Bachelor|Australian politicians awarded knighthoods|Australian people of Scottish descent|Australian pastoralists|Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria|Politicians from Melbourne|Australian Army soldiers|Australian military personnel of World War I|20th-century Australian politicians |
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