24 Facts About Cameron Dugmore

Cameron Muir Dugmore was born on 16 September 1963 and is a South African politician who was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in the 2024 general election as a member of the African National Congress.

Cameron Dugmore served as the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport from 2008 to 2009, and as the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Education from 2004 to 2008.

Cameron Muir Dugmore was born in 1963 as Gillian and Ron Dugmore's second of five children.

Cameron Dugmore often moved from city to city, living in Pietermaritzburg, Grahamstown and Komga where his father was a teacher and head of school.

Cameron Dugmore was enrolled at York High School in George in 1977.

Cameron Dugmore served as Head Boy and matriculated from York High School.

Cameron Dugmore served as President of the Law Students Council.

Cameron Dugmore took office as vice president of the Student Representative Council in 1986 and not long after, in 1988, he was elected president and joined the End Conscription Campaign as a conscientious objector.

Cameron Dugmore was elected to the African National Congress Regional Executive Committee and was appointed the head of the organising department in 1992 and 1993.

Cameron Dugmore was appointed the head of the African National Congress Western Cape Elections Voter Organisation and Training.

Cameron Dugmore was a branch delegate to the Mafikeng Conference in 1997.

Cameron Dugmore headed the communication faction of the ANC's 1999 election campaign.

Cameron Dugmore served as a branch delegate to the Stellenbosch Conference in 2002.

Cameron Dugmore left the Provincial Parliament in 2009 and was consequently appointed as convenor of the ANC Overberg Fishing Task Team.

Cameron Dugmore helped establish the Mitchells Plain Bursary and Role Model Trust, as well as the Mitchells Plain Skills Centre and the Mitchells Plain Education Forum.

Cameron Dugmore was a delegate to the ANC Conference in Mangaung in 2012 but was denied accreditation at the conference and therefore could not represent the Western Cape branch.

Cameron Dugmore was a branch delegate to the National Policy Conference in 2017.

In 2018, Cameron Dugmore declared his candidacy to replace embattled former ANC Western Cape Chairperson, Marius Fransman.

Cameron Dugmore was mentioned as a possible ANC Western Cape Premier candidate for the 2019 elections.

Cameron Dugmore was criticized for attending a Russian consulate event on 28 February 2022, four days after the start of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

At the event Cameron Dugmore gave a video interview in which he advocated for a neutral position on the invasion and criticised the Democratic Alliance's position supporting Ukraine.

Cameron Dugmore stood for the position of provincial chairperson of the ANC at the party's long-delayed provincial conference held from 23 to 25 June 2023 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

Cameron Dugmore was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in the 2024 general election.

Cameron Dugmore was married to Melanie Lue but is divorced as of March 2022.