Cameron was born in
Dunedin on 11 January 1964, the son of Linda and Clive Cameron, and educated at
East Otago High School. He went on to study at the
University of Waikato, completing a
Bachelor of Social Sciences in 1986, and
Hamilton Teachers' College, where he was awarded a Diploma of Teaching in 1988. In 1988, Cameron married Karenza de Silva. ==Athletics==