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Pam Cameron

British politician (born 1971)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 9, 2026
Entity authorityQ7128949
Source-derived summary

Pamela (Pam) Cameron (born 30 December 1971; formerly Lewis, née Pamela Brown) is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland, who served as a Junior Minister in the Executive of the 7th Northern Ireland Assembly from February 2024 to September 2025. She is a member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).

Political career

Cameron has sat in the Northern Ireland Assembly since 2011 as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the South Antrim constituency. She is the DUP Spokesperson for Equality, Disability and Participation.

Cameron was elected to Antrim Borough Council in 2005 and was elected as the Council's first woman Mayor in 2010. Prior to her election to the Assembly, Cameron was the constituency office manager for the politician Sammy Wilson. Speaking about her election success, Cameron said: "I thought I would do well but I did not think I would get to this stage. I know there are Roman Catholics who voted for me and that I have cross-community support. I hope that continues."

Cameron became junior minister in the 2024 Northern Ireland Executive formation.

Personal life

Pam is married to Michael Cameron, a Northern Ireland civil servant.

Editorial summary

“Pam Cameron” enters the record as british politician (born 1971). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Cameron, British and politician can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1971, 2024, 2025, 2011—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1971-12-30. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Cameron, British and politician.
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Why this record matters

“Pam Cameron” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Cameron, British and politician provides the most credible route into that argument.

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Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 9, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7128949. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1971, 2024, 2025 and 2011.

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This entry incorporates text from Pam Cameron” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.