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Hon Archie Cameron

Wooroora
House of Assembly

About Me

Full Name
Archie Galbraith Cameron
Date of Birth
22 March 1895
Party
Liberal and Country League
Position
Former Member
Electorate
Wooroora
House
House of Assembly
Date Elected
26 March 1927
Prior Employment
Scrubcutter
Farmer
Served with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in World War I
Served with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in World War II
Other Information
Member of the House of Representatives for Barker 1934-56
Minister without Portfolio 1937-38
Postmaster-General 1938-39
Minister for Commerce and Minister for the Navy Mar-Oct 1940
Speaker of the House of Representatives 1949-56
Deceased
09 August 1956

Electoral History

Date
District
House
Party
Reason (if retired)
09 Jun 1932 - 07 Aug 1934
Wooroora
House of Assembly
Liberal and Country League
Resigned
26 Mar 1927 - 09 Jun 1932
Wooroora
House of Assembly
Country Party
Changed Party

Offices Held

07 Aug 1934 - Current
Former Member
Acknowledgement of Country

The Parliament of South Australia acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners of this country throughout Australia, and their connection to land and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures and to the Elders both past and present.