Neil Brown (Australian politician)

The Honourable Neil Brown QC

Member of the Australian Parliament for Diamond Valley
In office 25 October 1969 – 2 December 1972
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	David McKenzie
In office 13 December 1975 – 5 March 1983
Preceded by	David McKenzie
Succeeded by	Peter Staples
Member of the Australian Parliament for Menzies
In office 1 December 1984 – 25 February 1991
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Kevin Andrews
Personal details
Born	(1940-02-22) 22 February 1940 Melbourne, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Occupation	Barrister

Neil Anthony Brown, QC (born 22 February 1940) is a former Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia.

Career

Neil Brown studied law at the University of Melbourne, and was admitted to the Bar in Victoria in 1964. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1980. He was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Diamond Valley from 1969 to 1972, and 1975 to 1983, and the Division of Menzies (both in Victoria) from 1984 to 1991. He was Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party under John Howard from 1985 to 1987, Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs from 1981 to 1982, Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs in 1982 and Minister for Communications from 1982 to 1983. He was also a Parliamentary Delegate to the United Nations. He resigned from Parliament in 1991, triggering a by-election.

Brown is now a mediator and arbitrator in domestic and international commercial, trade and construction matters and in Internet domain name disputes.^[1]^[2]

He writes a weekly column for The Spectator Australia.^[3]

Honours

1 January 2001: Centenary Medal for service to the Commonwealth Parliament and Government from 1969 to 1991^[4]

Personal

After his retirement from Parliament, he separated from his wife and acknowledged his homosexuality.^[5]^[6]

References

↑ Miller, Nick (19 September 2006). "Aussie by any name". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
↑ Miller, Nick (19 September 2006). "Arbitrator backs claim domain name use was 'conduct in bad faith'". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
↑ Neil Brown
↑ It's An Honour, Australian Government.
↑ Roy Baker, Defamation Law and Social Attitudes: Ordinary Unreasonable People, p. 92. Retrieved 26 June 2016
↑ Janine McDonald, "Gay MP calls for conscience vote", The Age, 20 June 1998. Retrieved 26 June 2016

External links

neilbrownqc.com (personal website)
domaintimes.info (domain name dispute blog)

Parliament of Australia
New division	Member for Diamond Valley 1969 – 1972	Succeeded by David McKenzie
Preceded by David McKenzie	Member for Diamond Valley 1975 – 1983	Succeeded by Peter Staples
New division	Member for Menzies 1984 – 1991	Succeeded by Kevin Andrews
Political offices
Preceded by Ian Viner	Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs 1981 – 1982	Succeeded by Ian Macphee
Preceded by John Moore	Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs 1982	Succeeded by Andrew Peacock (Industry and Commerce) Barry Cohen (Consumer Affairs)
Preceded by Ian Sinclair	Minister for Communications 1982 – 1983	Succeeded by Michael Duffy
Party political offices
Preceded by John Howard	Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia 1985 – 1987	Succeeded by Andrew Peacock

Liberal Party of Australia

Leaders	Robert Menzies Harold Holt John Gorton William McMahon Billy Snedden Malcolm Fraser Andrew Peacock John Howard Andrew Peacock John Hewson Alexander Downer John Howard Brendan Nelson Malcolm Turnbull Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull

Deputy leaders	Eric Harrison Harold Holt William McMahon John Gorton Billy Snedden Phillip Lynch John Howard Neil Brown Andrew Peacock Fred Chaney Peter Reith Michael Wooldridge Peter Costello Julie Bishop

Ministries	Menzies 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Holt 1 2 Gorton 1 2 McMahon Fraser 1 2 3 4 5 Howard 1 2 3 4 Abbott Turnbull 1 2

Shadow cabinets	Downer Nelson Turnbull Abbott

Leadership contests	1989 1990 1994 1995 2007 2008 2009 February 2015 September 2015

Organisations	Coalition Liberal National Party (QLD) Country Liberal Party (NT) Liberal Party (NSW) Liberal Party (SA) Young Liberals Young LNP Ginger Group Lyons Forum Menzies Research Centre

History	Protectionist Party Free Trade Party Commonwealth Liberal Party National Labor Party Nationalist Party of Australia Liberal Union Australian Party United Australia Party

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 56511831

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