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Robert Brown

Robert Brown was a Liberal Democrats candidate in Rutherglen South in the South Lanarkshire local election.

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Statement to voters

Robert Brown is former MSP for Glasgow Region and the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Rutherglen & Hamilton West constituency for the 2017 general election.

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Robert was elected in May 2012 and re-elected in May 2017 as the Liberal Democrat Councillor for the Rutherglen South Ward of South Lanarkshire Council.

He serves on the following Council Committees:

Council’s Executive Committee Enterprise Resources Housing & Technical Resources Cambuslang & Rutherglen Area Committee Rutherglen & Cambuslang Area Licensing Division

He was a Rutherglen Councillor on Glasgow District Council for 15 years and MSP for Glasgow Region from 1999 to 2011. From 2005-2007, Robert was Deputy Minister for Education and Young People.

Robert graduated from Aberdeen University with First Class Honours in Law. He qualified as a solicitor and served as Procurator Fiscal Depute in Dumbarton, before joining Ross Harper & Murphy, Solicitors, Rutherglen and Glasgow where he was latterly a senior civil partner.

Robert was Chair of Rutherglen and Cambuslang Citizens’ Advice Bureau for two terms of 5 years. He is currently Honorary President of Overtoun Park Bowling Club.

He was a longstanding Policy Convener of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, and was responsible for a number of Party manifestos.

Robert was Vice Chair of the Steel Commission which published its Report Moving to Federalism in 2006. He was also a leading member of the Home Rule and Community Rule commission, chaired by Sir Menzies Campbell whose report Federalism: the best future for Scotland was published in October 2012. Robert co-edited The Little Yellow Book (2012) and Unlocking Liberalism (2014), two thought-provoking books of essays on Liberal Democrat themes and values.

Robert is married with a grown up daughter and son and lives in Rutherglen.

This statement was added by Robert Brown, their team, or by a Democracy Club volunteer, based on information published by the candidate elsewhere.

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Robert Brown's elections

Date Election Party Results Position
2022 Rutherglen South: South Lanarkshire local election Liberal Democrats We do not collect voting data for Single Transferable Vote elections. Position not available
2017 Rutherglen and Hamilton West: UK Parliamentary general election Liberal Democrats 2,158 votes (not elected) 4th / 6 candidates
2017 Rutherglen South: South Lanarkshire Council local election Liberal Democrats We do not collect voting data for Single Transferable Vote elections. Position not available
2016 Rutherglen: Scottish Parliament elections (Constituencies) Liberal Democrats 2,533 votes (not elected) 4th / 4 candidates
2016 Glasgow: Scottish Parliament elections (Regions) Liberal Democrats Not elected (vote count not available) Position not available
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