Rosemary Brown (politician)

The Honourable Rosemary Brown

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The Honourable Rosemary Brown, PC , OC , OBC, (June 17, 1930 in Kingston, Jamaica - April 26, 2003 in Vancouver, British Columbia) was a Canadian politician.

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The Honourable - PC - OC - OBC - June 17 - 1930 - Kingston, Jamaica - April 26 - 2003 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Canadian

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Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and moved to Canada in 1951 to study at McGill University. She served as an Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, making her the first African-Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature.

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Kingston, Jamaica - Canada - McGill University - Member of the Legislative Assembly - British Columbia - African-Canadian

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In 1975, she became the first black woman to run for the leadership of a Canadian federal party (and only the second woman, after Mary Walker-Sawka), finishing second to Ed Broadbent in that year's New Democratic Party leadership convention. Because of her hard work and dedication, she was sworn to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. After departing politics, she became a professor of women's studies at Simon Fraser University, and in 1996 was named an Officer of the Order of Canada.

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Mary Walker-Sawka - Ed Broadbent - New Democratic Party - Leadership convention - Queen's Privy Council for Canada - Simon Fraser University - Order of Canada

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She served as a member of the Canadian Security Intelligence Review Committee from 1993 to 1998. This board is the overseer for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service or CSIS.

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Security Intelligence Review Committee - 1993 - 1998 - Canadian Security Intelligence Service

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She died of an apparent heart attack on April 26, 2003 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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April 26 - 2003 - Vancouver, British Columbia

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