Cameron Mackenzie

Cameron Mackenzie (12 August 1960 – 7 July 2021) was a South African politician and Member of Parliament in the National Assembly for the Democratic Alliance from 2014 to 2021. Mackenzie was also the Shadow Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies. Early life and education The son of Donald and Jeanne Mackenzie from Inverness, Scotland, Mackenzie was a grade representative on the Students Representative Council (SRC) at his high school. He refused to join the South African Defence Force for mandatory National Service, and left the country instead. He returned in 1990 and got involved in politics, joining the ANC in 1992 after the Boipatong massacre. Mackenzie later left politics in protest following the conclusion of the Arms Deal in 1996. He held a bachelor's degree in Communications Sciences from the University of South Africa, as well as several certificates including Media Freedom and Freedom in Africa from the University of the Witwatersrand. He began his career in financial services, working for Baring Bros Ltd in the UK, ending up as MD of crisis communications and reputation management consultancy, Sentinel 360. Political career