| The Honourable Bob Brown AM |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Hunter |
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| In office 18 October 1980 – 1 December 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Bert James |
| Succeeded by | Eric Fitzgibbon |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Charlton |
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| In office 1 December 1984 – 31 August 1998 |
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| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Kelly Hoare |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 December 1933 Pelaw Main, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Joy Hirschausen |
| Children | Kelly Hoare; a son |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney University of New England |
Robert James Brown, AM (born 2 December 1933) is a former Australian Labor Party politician.
Brown was born in Pelaw Main and at educated at Pelaw Main Primary School, Kurri Kurri Junior Technical High School, Maitland Boys High School, the University of Sydney (B.Ec), Sydney Teachers' College (Dip.Ed), Broken Hill Technical College and the University of New England. He married Elizabeth Joy Hirschausen in 1960 and had one daughter (Kelly Hoare) and one son.
Brown's first contested the than safe Liberal seat of Paterson at the 1961 federal election. Brown gathered a 6.5% swing toward Labor however failed to beat the sitting member and Menzies Government Minister Allen Fairhall. Brown than contested and won the seat of Cessnock in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and held it from 1978 to 1980. He switched to Federal politics again, this time in the nearby Division of Hunter and held it from 1980 to 1984, and then moved to the new seat of Charlton from 1984 to 1998. He was Minister for Land Transport from 1988 to 1993. He retired in 1998, and was succeeded in Charlton by his daughter, Kelly Hoare.[1]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Peter Morris |
Minister for Land Transport (and Shipping Support) 1988 – 1993 |
Title abolished |
| Parliament of New South Wales | ||
| Preceded by George Neilly |
Member for Cessnock 1978 – 1980 |
Succeeded by Stan Neilly |
| Parliament of Australia | ||
| Preceded by Bert James |
Member for Hunter 1980 – 1984 |
Succeeded by Eric Fitzgibbon |
| New division | Member for Charlton 1984 – 1998 |
Succeeded by Kelly Hoare |