Keith Brown

Quick Facts

Full Name	Keith Brown
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Dec 20, 1961(1961-12-20)
Age	63
Birthplace	Edinburgh
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Edinburgh
Horoscope	Aquarius

Keith Brown Biography

Keith Brown is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 20, 1961 in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Keith James Brown (born 20 December 1961) is a Scottish politician who is currently Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party. He is a former Royal Marines commando and served as Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work from May 2016 to June 2018. Brown has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) since 2007, first representing the Ochil constituency 2007–2011, then the Clackmannanshire and Dunblane constituency since 2011.

Brown was elected to the Scottish Parliament by Ochil constituency at the 2007 elections, increasing both absolute SNP vote and majority.

Brown won re-election to the Scottish Parliament in 2011, representing the newly created Clackmannanshire and Dunblane. On 19 May 2011, Brown was named as the Minister for Housing and Transport. On 5 September 2012, he became Minister for Transport and Veterans.

On 21 November 2014, he was promoted to Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities in Nicola Sturgeon’s first reshuffle. Brown was re- elected to the Clackmannanshire and Dunblane constituency in 2016. On 18 May he became the Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work while still maintaining responsibility for veterans affairs. In December 2016, Brown led calls for Amazon to pay its employees the living wage after reports surfaced concerning the conditions of workers in the company’s Dunfernline depot, holding talks with Amazon several days later in which he was told Amazon would “consider” paying the living wage. In July 2017, Brown wrote to UK ministers on the need to continue legal protected status for the definition of Scotch whisky post-Brexit amid fears that in a future trade deal the USA “would support a relaxation of the definition of whisky, which would open the market up to a number of products which do not currently meet that standard.” Later on in 2017 he visited the US and Canada in a series of speaking engagements to promote economic ties between North American business communities and Scotland.

He was the SNP candidate for the European Parliament for Lothians constituency in 1994, coming second with 53,324 votes. Brown was then elected to represent Alva on Clackmannanshire Council in a by-election in 1996. He became group leader in 1997, and then Leader of the Council after the SNP took control of Clackmannanshire in the 2003 elections.

Keith Brown Net Worth

Keith Brown is one of the richest Politician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Keith Brown 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born in Edinburgh, Brown attended Tynecastle High School in the city, before joining the Royal Marines and serving in the Falklands War. Upon leaving the Marines he attended the University of Dundee where he joined the SNP, graduating in Politics in 1988. During his time at the University of Dundee, he studied abroad at the University of Prince Edward Island between 1985–1986. He then went to work in local government administration in Stirling and was also an active trade union representative with UNISON.

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. He has been an opponent of the proposals for an overhead electricity line from Beauly to Denny, arguing for an underground alternative. Brown has also been campaigning for Scotland football matches to be available on terrestrial television.

On 12 February 2009, Brown was appointed Minister for Schools and Skills. On 8 December 2009, Brown became Minister for Schools and Skills In the first reshuffle of the SNP Government. In December 2010, he was appointed as Minister for Transport and Infrastructure in the Scottish government.

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Facts & Trivia

Keith Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Keith Brown celebrates birthday on December 20 of every year.