Keith Brown (politician)
| Keith Brown MSP | |
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| Minister for Housing and Transport | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 11 December 2010 |
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| First Minister | Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | Stewart Stevenson |
| Minister for Skills and Lifelong Learning | |
| In office 12 February 2009 – 12 December 2010 |
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| First Minister | Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | Maureen Watt |
| Succeeded by | Angela Constance |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane Ochil (2007-2011) |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2007 |
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| Preceded by | George Reid |
| Majority | 3,609 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1961 Edinburgh |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Alma mater | University of Dundee |
Keith Brown (born 20 December 1961) is a Scottish politician and currently the Minister for Housing and Transport in the Scottish Government.[1] As a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he was elected to the Scottish Parliament to represent the Ochil constituency at the 2007 election. In the 2011 election, Brown won re-election to the Scottish Parliament, representing the newly created Clackmannanshire and Dunblane constituency.
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[edit] Early career
Born in Edinburgh, Brown attended Tynecastle High School in the city, before joining the Royal Marines and serving in the Falklands War.[2] Upon leaving the Marines he attended the University of Dundee where he joined the SNP, graduating in Politics in 1988.[3] He then went to work in local government administration.
He was the SNP candidate for the European Parliament for Lothians constituency in 1994, coming second with 53,324 votes.[4] Brown was then elected to represent Alva on Clackmannanshire Council in a by-election in 1996.[5] He became group leader in 1997, and then Leader of the Council after the SNP took control of Clackmannanshire in the 2003 elections.[3]
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Brown was elected to the Scottish Parliament by Ochil constituency at the 2007 elections, increasing both absolute SNP vote and majority.[6]
He was appointed to be Convener of both the Parliament's Standards & Public Appointments Committee and Procedures Committee, and after overseeing their merger now convenes the new Standards, Procedures & Public Appointments Committee.[7]
In his maiden speech on the abolition of bridge tolls he declared that he still had an outstanding fine from the Skye Bridge protests of 1994.[8] He has been an opponent of the proposals for an overhead electricity line from Beauly to Denny, arguing for an underground alternative.[9] Brown has also been campaigning for Scotland football matches to be available on terrestrial television.[10]
In the first reshuffle of the SNP Government in 2009, Brown was appointed Minister for Schools and Skills.[11] In December 2010 he was appointed as Minster for Transport in the Scottish government.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Keith Brown named new Scottish transport minister, BBC Scotland Politics
- ^ "New minister Keith Brown has bridge toll conviction". BBC News (BBC). 13 December 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11987571. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ a b http://www.snp.org/people/parliamentarians/keith-brown-msp/
- ^ Lothians
- ^ Alva and Clackmannan 1996
- ^ "BBC NEWS, Scottish elections 2007, Ochil". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/scottish_parliment/html/442.stm.
- ^ The Scottish Parliament: - Committees - Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments
- ^ The Courier: Taking you to the heart of Tayside and Fife
- ^ "Scotsman.com News". The Scotsman (Edinburgh). http://news.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=3585950.
- ^ Show Scotland Games On Main TV Says MSP - The Daily Record
- ^ Cabinet and ministers at-a-glance, BBC Scotland Politics
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| Preceded by George Reid |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Ochil 2007–present |
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- Ministers of the Scottish Government
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Dundee
- Royal Navy personnel of the Falklands War
- Councillors in Scotland
- Royal Marines personnel
- Scottish National Party MSPs
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007–2011
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2011–
- People educated at Tynecastle High School
