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'''Douglas Niven Cameron''' (born 27 January 1951) is a Scotch-Australian politician and trade unionist. He has been a ] member of the ] since July 2008, representing the state of ]. '''Douglas Niven Cameron''' (born 27 January 1951) is a retired Australian politician and trade unionist. He served as a ] for ] from 2008 to 2019, representing the ] (ALP).


==Early life==
Cameron was born in ], Scotland. He was first elected to the Senate at the ]. He won Labor preselection by mounting a successful challenge to then incumbent Senator ]. Cameron previously served as the national secretary of the ].
Cameron was born in ], Scotland, just outside ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dougcameron.com.au/about_doug |title=About Doug |access-date=26 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701060500/http://www.dougcameron.com.au/about_doug |archive-date=1 July 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His mother's parents were born in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Senators_Interests/CitizenshipRegister |title=Citizenship Register |publisher=Parliament of Australia |accessdate=5 December 2017}}</ref> He left school at 15 to take up an apprenticeship as a ] at a local chain-making factory.<ref name=Speech>{{cite speech |last=Cameron |first=Doug |title=First Speech |event=Australian Senate |date=1 September 2008 |location=Canberra |publisher=Open Australia |url=http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2008-09-01.58.1 |access-date=25 July 2017}}</ref> Shortly after completing his apprenticeship the factory closed, and Cameron emigrated to Australia in 1973, at the age of 22.<ref name=Doogue>{{cite interview |last=Cameron |first=Doug |interviewer=] |title=Doug Cameron |url=http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/saturdayextra/doug-cameron/3243150 |work=Saturday Extra |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=19 May 2017 |access-date=25 July 2017}}</ref> He initially worked at the ] in Sydney, before moving to the ] in ] in 1975, where he worked as a maintenance fitter.<ref name=Doogue/>


==External links== ==Union movement==
After seven years working at the power station Cameron was elected as the ]/] regional organiser for the ] (AMWSU).<ref name=Speech/> In 1986 he became the Assistant State Secretary of the union (by then known as the Amalgamated Metal Workers Union) in NSW, and later the Assistant National Secretary.<ref name=Speech/> Cameron served as National Secretary of the ] from 1996 to 2008.{{cn|date=July 2019}}
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==Politics==
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Cameron was first elected to the Senate at the ]. He won Labor preselection by mounting a successful challenge to an incumbent senator, ], with the support of the ] faction.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/left-wing-unionist-aims-for-senate/news-story/c861cc6949a59664816c85e3dfd1a129|title=Left-wing unionist aims for Senate|newspaper=]|date=5 January 2007|access-date=20 July 2019}}</ref> In the Senate, he was known for his heavy Scottish accent.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/korean/en/audiotrack/federal-senator-doug-camerons-scottish-accent-incomprehensible-say-opposition|title=Federal senator Doug Cameron's Scottish accent incomprehensible say Opposition|publisher=SBS|date=6 October 2015|access-date=20 July 2019}}</ref>


During the period of leadership tensions between ] and ], Cameron was a vocal Rudd supporter. In the ], which held office from June to September 2013, he served as ].
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In October 2013, Cameron was appointed Shadow Minister for Human Services in the ]. He was instead made Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness and Shadow Minister for Skills and Apprenticeships in July 2016.
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Cameron announced on 24 July 2016 that he would retire at the end of his current term, and not contest the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.skynews.com.au/news/politics/federal/2016/07/24/doug-cameron-serving-last-term.html|title=Doug Cameron serving last term|date=24 July 2016|publisher=SBS News|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726175517/https://www.skynews.com.au/news/politics/federal/2016/07/24/doug-cameron-serving-last-term.html|archivedate=26 July 2016}}</ref>
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In July 2022, Cameron and ] were appointed by the ] as administrators of the ], following the suspension of the state executive.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-29/labor-national-executive-takes-over-labor-tasmanian-branch/101282366|title=ALP national executive launches 'intervention' into Tasmanian Labor to repair branch|publisher=ABC News|date=29 July 2022|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>
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Australian politician For other people with the same name, see Doug Cameron.

The HonourableDoug Cameron
Senator for New South Wales
In office
1 July 2008 – 30 June 2019
Personal details
BornDouglas Niven Cameron
(1951-01-27) 27 January 1951 (age 73)
Bellshill, Scotland
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor
OccupationFitter

Douglas Niven Cameron (born 27 January 1951) is a retired Australian politician and trade unionist. He served as a Senator for New South Wales from 2008 to 2019, representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP).

Early life

Cameron was born in Bellshill, Scotland, just outside Glasgow. His mother's parents were born in Lithuania. He left school at 15 to take up an apprenticeship as a fitter at a local chain-making factory. Shortly after completing his apprenticeship the factory closed, and Cameron emigrated to Australia in 1973, at the age of 22. He initially worked at the Garden Island Dockyard in Sydney, before moving to the Liddell Power Station in Muswellbrook in 1975, where he worked as a maintenance fitter.

Union movement

After seven years working at the power station Cameron was elected as the Hunter Valley/New England regional organiser for the Amalgamated Metal Workers and Shipwrights Union (AMWSU). In 1986 he became the Assistant State Secretary of the union (by then known as the Amalgamated Metal Workers Union) in NSW, and later the Assistant National Secretary. Cameron served as National Secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union from 1996 to 2008.

Politics

Cameron was first elected to the Senate at the 2007 federal election. He won Labor preselection by mounting a successful challenge to an incumbent senator, George Campbell, with the support of the Labor Left faction. In the Senate, he was known for his heavy Scottish accent.

During the period of leadership tensions between Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd, Cameron was a vocal Rudd supporter. In the second Rudd ministry, which held office from June to September 2013, he served as Parliamentary Secretary for Housing and Homelessness.

In October 2013, Cameron was appointed Shadow Minister for Human Services in the Shadow Ministry of Bill Shorten. He was instead made Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness and Shadow Minister for Skills and Apprenticeships in July 2016.

Cameron announced on 24 July 2016 that he would retire at the end of his current term, and not contest the 2019 election.

In July 2022, Cameron and Nick Sherry were appointed by the Australian Labor Party National Executive as administrators of the Tasmanian branch, following the suspension of the state executive.

References

  1. "About Doug". Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. "Citizenship Register". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. ^ Cameron, Doug (1 September 2008). First Speech (Speech). Australian Senate. Canberra: Open Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  4. ^ Cameron, Doug (19 May 2017). "Doug Cameron". Saturday Extra (Interview). Interviewed by Geraldine Doogue. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  5. "Left-wing unionist aims for Senate". The Weekend Australian. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  6. "Federal senator Doug Cameron's Scottish accent incomprehensible say Opposition". SBS. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  7. "Doug Cameron serving last term". SBS News. 24 July 2016. Archived from the original on 26 July 2016.
  8. "ALP national executive launches 'intervention' into Tasmanian Labor to repair branch". ABC News. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.

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