Camm, Ronald Ernest (Ron)
Personal
Birth Date:
22 July 1914 (Emerald, Queensland)
Death Date:
15 March 1988 (Auchenflower, Queensland)
Parents:
Jonathan Robert Camm and Tassie (nee Johnson)
Family:
Florence Alice Leech on 17 June 1939, 1 son and 2 daughters
Education:
Rockhampton and Mackay primary schools; Mackay High School
Religion:
Protestant
Career
Worker for OE Neale, Mackay, 1931; labourer at Bloomsbury, Queensland; Canefarmer, Mount Julia; Grazing interests and mining leases
Party Positions:
- Deputy Leader Parliamentary National Party . 2 Aug 1968 - 17 Jul 1980
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | CN | Whitsunday | 1 Jul 1961 | 17 Jul 1980 | Did not contest |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Alternate Delegate, Australian Constitutional Convention, Perth | 1978 | |
| Minister for Mines, Energy and Police | 16 Dec 1977 | 17 Jul 1980 |
| Minister for Mines and Energy and Minister Assisting the Premier on Matters Concerning Northern Development | 23 Dec 1974 | 16 Dec 1977 |
| Minister for Mines and Main Roads | 4 Sep 1969 | 23 Dec 1974 |
| Minister for Mines, Main Roads and Electricity | 17 Jan 1968 | 4 Sep 1969 |
| Minister for Mines and Main Roads | 11 Mar 1965 | 17 Jan 1968 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interests include bowls, fishing, reading, farming and grazing. Chairman of Directors, Proserpine Cooperatives Sugar Milling Association, 1960 to 1965. Vice-President, Australian Sugar Producers Association, 1961 to 1965. Chairman, Queensland Sugar Board, from 1980. Member, Mackay RSL. Patron, Port Denison Sailing Club. Deputy Chairman, Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade, Proserpine. Member, Proserpine Hospital Board. Mr Camm was responsible for the huge growth in Queensland's mining industry, especially coal. As Main Roads minister, he presided over the extension of bitumen highways throughout the state. In 1976 his legislation introduced equalisation of electricity tariffs. A bridge over the Pioneer River at Mackay was named in Camm’s honour in 1980. A state memorial service was held in Brisbane on 25 March 1988
Sources:
Image sourced from the Queensland Parliamentary Library and Research Service.; Daily Mercury, 'Funeral Notices', 16 March 1988; Scott, Joanne, 'Camm, Ronald Ernest (Ron) (1914–1988)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/camm-ronald-ernest-ron-12283/text22053, accessed 9 February 2012 http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/camm-ronald-ernest-ron-12283
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