Russell Brown

Quick Facts

Full Name	Russell Brown
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Sep 17, 1951(1951-09-17)
Age	73
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Annan
Horoscope	Virgo

Russell Brown Biography

Russell Brown is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on September 17, 1951 in Annan, United Kingdom. Russell Leslie Brown, born 17 September 1951, is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He was a former Member for Parliament (MP), Dumfriesshire (1997–2005) and Dumfries and Galloway(2005–2015). At the 2015 general elections, he lost his seat to Richard Arkless from the Scottish National Party.

At the 1997 UK General Election, he was chosen to contest the safe Conservative and Unionist seat in Dumfries. Hector Monro, the MP for 33 years, has retired. Struan Stevenson was the Conservative and Unionist candidate. He was elected Labour MP for Dumfries in 1997 with a majority vote of 9,643 votes. The Conservative Party was completely extinct in Scotland. On Monday 7 July 1997, he delivered his maiden speech to the House of Commons.

In the major redistribution of Scottish seats, his constituency of Dumfries was abolished and the new seat of Dumfries and Galloway was created. At the 2005 general election he faced the sitting Conservative MP for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Peter Duncan. Brown defeated Duncan, and was elected with a majority of 2,922 votes. Following the general election, he became the PPS to the Secretary of State for Scotland Alistair Darling and his successor Jim Murphy.

At the 2010 general election Russell Brown was again challenged by Peter Duncan, the Conservative MP he defeated five years previously; who is now a councillor on Dumfries and Galloway Council. Despite Labour losing the election nationally, Russell Brown’s popularity locally meant he almost tripled his majority to 7,449 votes. In October 2010, Russell Brown was appointed to Labour’s front bench as a Shadow Defence Minister. His brief is Shadow Minister for International Security Strategy. He was also a member of the Public Bill Committee for the Defence Reform Act.

In 1979-1985, he was elected to the office of Transport and General Workers Union Branch Chairman. Brown was elected a Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council councillor in 1986. He was also the Labour Group Leader from 1995 to 1997. He was also a councillor for the Annandale and Eskdale District Councils from 1988 to 1996.

Russell Brown Net Worth

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

In 1973, he married Christine Margaret Calvert and together they have two children. He can speak French and German. Brown supports Queen of the South. Brown has spoken on television about the club and he also submitted an early- day motion to the House of Commons, congratulating them for reaching the semifinal of the 2008 Scottish Cup.

Russell Brown was born in Annan (Scotland) and attended the Annan Academy. He began his career at ICI in 1974 as a plant operative and stayed with the company until his election as a Westminster MP.

Russell Brown became a Member of the Scottish Affairs Select committee in 1999, and left the committee after the 2001 general election. He was made a Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the House of Lords, Gareth Wyn Williams of Mostyn in 2002. When Williams died in 2003, he continued in the same position with his successor Valerie Amos. Brown resigned from the government in 2003 in protest at the proposed military intervention in Iraq, stepping down from his position as parliamentary aide to Lord Mostyn, leader of the House of Lords. Brown subsequently “voted against saying that the case for war against Iraq has not yet been established” and was absent for the vote to declare war.

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Russell Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Russell Brown celebrates birthday on September 17 of every year.