Clyde Cameron
Clyde Robert Cameron, AO (11 February 1913 – 14 March 2008), was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1980, representing the Division of Hindmarsh. He was a leading figure in the Australian labour movement and held ministerial office in the Whitlam government as Minister for Labour (1972–1974), Labor and Immigration (1974–1975), and Science and Consumer Affairs (1975).
The Honourable Clyde Cameron AO | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Science and Consumer Affairs | |
| In office 6 June 1975 – 11 November 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
| Preceded by | Bill Morrison |
| Succeeded by | Bob Cotton |
| Minister for Labor and Immigration | |
| In office 12 June 1974 – 6 June 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
| Preceded by | Himself (Labour) Al Grassby (Immigration) |
| Succeeded by | Jim McClelland |
| Minister for Labour | |
| In office 19 December 1972 – 12 June 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
| Preceded by | Phillip Lynch |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Labour and Immigration) |
| Father of the House | |
| In office 11 November 1977 – 19 September 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Beazley Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Sir William McMahon |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Hindmarsh | |
| In office 10 December 1949 – 19 September 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Thompson |
| Succeeded by | John Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1913 Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia |
| Died | 14 March 2008 (aged 95) Tennyson, South Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouses | Ruby Krahe
(m. 1939; div. 1966)Dorothy Bradbury (m. 1967) |
| Relations | Don Cameron (brother) Terry Cameron (nephew) |
| Occupation | Shearer, unionist |
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