Duncan Cameron is an administrator and ex-player in the sport of shinty

Shinty

Shinty is a team game played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands, and amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread, being once competitively played on a widespread basis in England and other areas in the...

. He is a three times past president

President

A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...

 of the sport's governing body, the Camanachd Association

Camanachd Association

The Camanachd Association is the World governing body of the Scottish sport of shinty. The body is based in Inverness, Highland, and is in charge of the rules of the game...

.

Playing career

Cameron was a player for Ballachulish

Ballachulish Camanachd Club

Ballachulish Camanachd Club is a shinty team from Ballachulish, Lochaber, Scotland. The club was founded in 1893 the same year as the Camanachd Association. One of the sport's most famous clubs, they won the Camanachd Cup four times before World War I...

 before moving to Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

 and playing for several clubs in Glasgow.

Involvement in shinty politics

Cameron, alongside his brother Iain,http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/beauly-player-is-given-a-ban-for-life-1.356986 was instrumental in bringing about changes in shinty in the 70s and early 80s through public forums and reports.

After holding various positions in the Glasgow Celtic Society, Cameron was elected President of the Camanachd Association in 1994, a position he held until 2000.http://www.highland-news.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/8443/Search_for_new_shinty_chief.html In this time he brought about the establishment of a National Premier Division and National Division One and was also re-elected.

He was elected in 2007 to succeed John Mackenzie. His third term http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/2026552?UserKey= of presidency was marked by varying levels of controversy. http://forargyll.com/2009/04/more-turbulence-in-the-world-of-shinty-as-camanachd-association-ceo-stands-down/ He stepped down in 2011 to be replaced by Archie Robertson.http://www.shinty.com/news/camanachd-association-president-elect/

Personal life

Cameron is married to Liz Cameron

Liz Cameron

Liz Cameron, born in Partick, Glasgow is a former Lord Provost of Glasgow.She graduated from the University of Glasgow and became a college lecturer, teaching at Bell College of Technology in Hamilton...

, former Lady Provost

Provost (civil)

A provost is the ceremonial head of many Scottish local authorities, and under the name prévôt was a governmental position of varying importance in Ancien Regime France.-History:...

of Glasgow.http://www.heraldscotland.com/president-s-first-task-is-to-unite-clubs-and-board-1.870110

External links

• Cameron to Step Down