Roy Cameron (statistician)

Roy James Cameron CB (11 March 1923 – 3 October 2006) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.

He graduated a Master of Economics from the university in 1951, with the topic "Standard hours and the basic wage: an analysis of two aspects of the work of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration.

"[1] He was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study for his doctorate at Harvard University, starting in 1951.

[1] From 1973 to 1977 Cameron was Australia's Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris.

His appointment announcement, which was issued by Gough Whitlam in 1973, noted Cameron's broad experience in economic and financial matters.