Danny Cameron

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Danny Cameron was the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada, from 1991 to 1995, as leader of the Confederation of Regions Party of New Brunswick, a conservative political party.

Cameron represented the riding of York South. He had previously assisted the former Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament as his chief of staff for many years. Cameron had served in the Canadian Armed Forces.

He viewed by many of the more hardline CoR members as being too soft on the issues. The party's machine (President, Executive, Council) tried to overthrow him, but their attempts failed, and although they and the membership elected Brent Taylor as leader, Cameron was able to successfully argue that leadership convention was illegal. After a conflict with the former leader of the party Arch Pafford, Cameron had Pafford expelled from the party, along with those in the party machine who had opposed him. When he stepped down as leader, he was replaced with a candidate that was widely seen as part of the "Anti-Cameron" camp.

Cameron lost his seat in the 1995 election, along with all other CoR members.

Vacant Title last held by Frank McKenna

Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick 1991-1995

Succeeded by: Bernard Valcourt