Lyn Brown (politician)

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Lyn Brown MP

Member of Parliament for West Ham
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2005
Preceded by	Tony Banks

Born	13 April 1960 (1960-04-13) (age 48)
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	Roehampton University

Lyn Carol Brown (born 13 April 1960) British politician. She is the Labour Member of Parliament for West Ham.

Lyn Brown was educated at local state schools within the London Borough of Newham and the Whitelands College, Putney (now part of Roehampton University). She was elected as a councillor to Newham Borough Council in 1988. She unsuccessfully contested Wanstead and Woodford at the 1992 General Election but was easily beaten by 16,885 votes by the Conservative James Arbuthnot.

The former minister and Labour MP for West Ham Tony Banks retired and Lyn Brown was selected to contest the safe Labour seat. Lyn Brown was duly elected at the 2005 general election as the Labour MP for West Ham with a majority of 9,801 votes. She made her maiden speech on May 23, 2005.

In 2006 Brown became the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Communities and Local Government Minister, Phil Woolas. In July 2007 she was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to John Denham, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills.