Clive Brown
{{short description|Australian politician}}
{{Hatnote|For other people with the same name see Clive Brown (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix = The Honourable
|name = Clive Brown
|honorific-suffix = MLA
|order =
|office1 = Minister for State Development
|term_start1 = 16 February 2001
|term_end1 = 26 February 2005
|predecessor1 = Colin Barnett (Resources Development)
|successor1 = Alan Carpenter
|office2 = Minister for Tourism
|term_start2 = 6 March 2001
|term_end2 = 27 March 2003
|predecessor2 = Norman Moore
|successor2 = Bob Kucera
|office3 = Minister for Small Business
|term_start3 = 16 February 2001
|term_end3 = 27 March 2003
|predecessor3 = Hendy Cowan
|successor3 = Bob Kucera
|office4 = Minister for Goldfields-Esperance
|term_start4 = 16 February 2001
|term_end4 = 2 July 2001
|predecessor4 = Office established
|successor4 = Nick Griffiths
|constituency_AM5 = Bassendean
|assembly5 = Western Australian Legislative
|term_start5 = 14 December 1996
|term_end5 = 26 February 2005
|predecessor5 = Seat created
|successor5 = Martin Whitely
|constituency_AM6 = Morley
|assembly6 = Western Australian Legislative
|term_start6 = 6 February 1993
|term_end6 = 14 December 1996
|predecessor6 = Frank Donovan
|successor6 = Seat abolished
Ian Britza (2008)
|birth_name = Clive Morris Brown
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1946|12|31}}
|birth_place = Surrey, England, United Kingdom
|citizenship = Australian
|party = Labor
|spouse =
|children = 2
|relations =
|alma_mater = Scarborough Senior High School
|profession = Union official
}}
Clive Morris Brown (born 31 December 1946) is an Australian former politician and minister in the Gallop Government. Brown was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly between 1993 and 2005 for the electorates of Bassendean and previously a member for the Morley from 1993 until its abolition in 1996.
Biography
Brown was born in 1946 in London, England. He arrived in Western Australia as a child in 1956.{{cite web | url=http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament%5CMemblist.nsf/WAllMembersFlat/Brown,+Clive+Morris?opendocument | title=Hon. Clive Morris Brown MLA | publisher=Parliament of Western Australia | accessdate=12 July 2013}}
Before entering politics, Brown worked in the trade union movement.{{cite news | title=Brown to quit seat | work=The Australian | date=6 March 2004 }}
Political career
He was elected to the electorate of Bassendean in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly at the 1993 Western Australian election. Between 1994 and 2001 Brown served in a number of roles in the Labor shadow cabinet.
After Labor's win at the 2001 Western Australian election, Brown joined Premier Geoff Gallop's cabinet, becoming Minister for State Development. He held this role until his retirement before the 2005 Western Australian election. In announcing his intention to retire in 2004, he cited a desire to enter business.{{cite news | title=WA: Development minister set to retire | work=AAP Australian National News Wire | date=5 March 2004 | agency=Australian Associated Press }}