Cameron joined the SLE team in Winter 2023 after serving as Chief of Staff to the Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs. As well as managing the rural affairs portfolio for the opposition in Holyrood, Cameron previously worked as an advisor to Borders MP John Lamont. Prior to working in Scottish politics, he led the ‘Fake News’ desk of political analytics firm Polis Analysis.
Growing up in rural Aberdeenshire, Cameron’s first job was in his local butcher shop, where he learned the trade between school and university terms. He is a serving member of the British Army Reserves with 6th Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland in Edinburgh.