Don Brown | |
|---|---|
| Queensland Government Chief Whip | |
| Assumed office 11 December 2017 | |
| Premier | Annastacia Palaszczuk |
| Preceded by | Chris Whiting |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Capalaba | |
| Assumed office 31 January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Davies |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1981 Brisbane, Queensland |
| Political party | Labor |
| Alma mater | Queensland University of Technology |
| Occupation | Pathology scientist Union official |
| Website | www |
Donald Jon Brown (born 3 January 1981) is an Australian politician. He has been the Labor member for Capalaba in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2015.[1][2]
Early life
Prior to entering politics, Brown has studied applied science and law at Queensland University of Technology, and had worked as a pathology scientist, and as a union official for United Voice.[3]
Political career
He has served as the Chief Government Whip in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since December 2017.
In September 2020, a defamation lawsuit was filed against Brown in the Supreme Court of Queensland by former LNP candidate for Capalaba Bev Walters, who ran against Brown during the 2020 Queensland state election.[4]
Walters was seeking $250,000 in general damages and $50,000 in aggravated damages after Brown claimed on social media and in a letter sent to local residents that Walters had wanted the Queensland borders to remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic because she owned a travel agency.[4]
On 9 November 2023, a consent order was agreed upon and future trial proceedings dismissed after Justice Susan Brown accepted the order when Brown agreed to pay $50,000 in damages for defamation, along with Walters' legal fees and also publish an apology of his Facebook page.[4]
References
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Capalaba". Queensland Election 2015. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ↑ "Capalaba - 2020 Queensland election". ABC News - Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ↑ "Mr Donald (Don) Brown". Member Details. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 Lavelle, Laura (9 November 2023). "Queensland Labor MP Don Brown to pay LNP rival Bev Walters $50,000 in damages over defamatory comments". ABC News. Retrieved 12 November 2023.