Cameron Clyde
| Type of person | Individual |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1913 |
| Place of birth | Murray Bridge |
| Date of death | 2008 |
Clyde Cameron AO was educated at Gawler High School but left school to become a shearer at the age of 14. During the 1930s depression, he found it hard to find work, this period lit a fire in him that saw Cameron stand to represent the working man. An active member of the Australian Labor Party and Australian Workers Union, Cameron rose through the ranks to become an AWU organiser, then State President, and in 1941, Federal Vice-President of the AWU.
From 1943 until 1948, Cameron learned industrial law and stood as the AWU Industrial Advocate. From 1946, Cameron was South Australian State President of the Labor Party.
Cameron was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for 31 years from 1949 to 1980. He served as a cabinet minister in the Labor Party during the Whitlam Government.
Cameron was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001.
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