Cameron Brewer is a National Party [31] Member of Parliament for Upper Harbour, first elected in 2023 [22][23].
Before entering Parliament, Brewer held a range of roles in journalism, communications, and local government. According to a single reputable secondary source, he worked as a journalist [5] and, in the 1990s, founded and published a community newspaper called Inside Otago [3][4][8]. He subsequently served as press secretary to a former Auckland City Mayor [7] and as a press secretary in the National Party's parliamentary research unit and Leader's Office [6]. According to a single reputable secondary source, he also operated a communications consultancy [2], and from 2015 is noted as self-employed in that capacity [9]. He is listed as director of Cameron Brewer Communications Limited, a public relations consultancy [13], as well as of Pavement Marketing Limited from July 2005 [15], Graham Brewer Simich Associates Limited from February 2014 [14], and Spire Investments Limited, a commercial property company [16].
Brewer attended Massey University, Palmerston North, according to a single reputable secondary source [18]. He served as chief executive of the Newmarket Business Association [1].
In local government, Brewer served as an Auckland Councillor, with one source indicating from 2010 [21], and according to a single reputable secondary source represented the Ōrākei Ward on Auckland Council from 2010 [30]. According to a single reputable secondary source, he also served as deputy chair of the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board from 2010 [11], and held roles on the Rodney Local Board, including as a member [12] and, according to a single reputable secondary source, as chair of its Transport, Infrastructure and Environment Committee [10].
Brewer was elected to Parliament under the National Party [31] as the MP for Upper Harbour — sources place this from either 2023 or October 2023 [22]. He has held the portfolios of Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Minister of Small Business and Manufacturing, though sources differ on the precise start dates, with some indicating 2023 and others 7 April 2026 [27][28]. He has also served as Associate Minister of Immigration, again with sources disagreeing on the valid period, citing either 2023 or 7 April 2026 as the start date [20]. According to a single reputable secondary source, he holds the status of Minister outside Cabinet from 7 April 2026 [29].