| The Honourable Ewart Frederick Brown, Jr. The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable (abbreviated to " The Hon JP, MP |
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11th Premier of Bermuda
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| Assumed office October 30, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Alex Scott |
| Constituency | Warwick South Central (House of Assembly) |
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| Born | 1946 Bermuda |
| Political party | Progressive Labour Party |
| Spouse | Wanda Henton Brown |
Dr. A Justice of the Peace ( JP) is a Puisne Judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The following is a list of Premiers of Bermuda. See also British overseas territory Lists of incumbents Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. William Alexander "Alex" Scott JP, MP (born 1940) is a politician in Bermuda who is the MP for the Warwick South East constituency Warwick Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for Robert Rich 2nd Earl of Warwick (1587-1658 Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ba (officially The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Formation The first political party in Bermuda and the oldest still active the PLP was founded in 1963 by Wilfred Mose Allen Hugh Ryo Richardson Albert Peter Smith Edward Ewart Frederick Brown, Jr. (born 1946) is the Premier of Bermuda, leader of the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party (PLP), Minister of Tourism and Transport in the Cabinet, and Member of Parliament for the constituency of Warwick South Central. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The following is a list of Premiers of Bermuda. See also British overseas territory Lists of incumbents Ba (officially The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Formation The first political party in Bermuda and the oldest still active the PLP was founded in 1963 by Wilfred Mose Allen Hugh Ryo Richardson Albert Peter Smith Edward The House of Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Bermuda.
Brown was elected leader of the ruling Progressive Labour Party on October 30, 2006, defeating his predecessor, Alex Scott, at a PLP delegates conference. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. William Alexander "Alex" Scott JP, MP (born 1940) is a politician in Bermuda who is the MP for the Warwick South East constituency He is the third leader of the PLP since the party won the 2003 general election. Brown led the party to win a third term in power in the election on December 18, 2007. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Brown is also a physician and medical director of Bermuda Healthcare Services. A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health
He is married to Wanda Henton Brown and has four sons from a previous marriage.
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Early life
Brown was born in Bermuda to Ewart Sr. and Helene Brown of Flatts. Flatts Village is a small settlement in Bermuda, lying on the southern bank of Flatt's Inlet in Hamilton Parish, almost exactly between the territory's His mother, Helene Brown, was a member of parliament for the United Bermuda Party (UBP), as was his aunt, Gloria Juanita McPhee, who became Bermuda's first female cabinet minister. History The United Bermuda Party was founded on 21 August, 1964, by 24 members of Bermuda's Parliament following the formation of the Progressive He attended the public Central School (today known as Victor Scott Primary) in Pembroke until the age of 11, after which he was awarded a government scholarship to attend Berkeley Institute. Pembroke Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named after English aristocrat William Herbert 3rd Earl of Pembroke (1580-1630 History Established in 1982 the school was created by the consolidation of the Berkeley Institute an all-girls school chartered in 1886 and the Carroll Street School a Montessori He eventually was sent by his parents to live with an aunt in Jamaica, where he excelled in sports, particularly cricket and track and field, representing that country in the 400-yard sprint. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries
Brown's sporting achievements led him to university in the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The University of Illinois offered him a scholarship, but Brown chose instead to attend Howard University, a historically black university in Washington, D.C.. This article is about the flagship campus For other uses and locations of University of Illinois, see University of Illinois (disambiguation The University of Howard University is a private, Coeducational Nonsectarian University located in Washington D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D In 1966, he represented Bermuda at the Commonwealth Games, reaching the second round of the 400-yard dash. The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. As a student leader, he was a vocal figure during the Washington riots, speaking alongside campus activists and Black Panther leaders such as Stokely Carmichael. The Washington DC riots of April 4 – 8, 1968 erupted with the April 4, 1968 assassination of Civil Rights Movement leader The Black Panther Party (originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was a Marxist / Maoist African-American organization established Stokely Standiford Churchill Carmichael ( June 29, 1941 November 15, 1998) also known as Kwame Ture, was a Trinidadian Brown graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, lettering in football and track and field. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered
Inspired by his uncle, G. B. McPhee, a practising physician, Brown decided to continue his education and become a doctor. He earned an M.D. from Howard's College of Medicine, and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a Master of Public Health from the University of California. Doctor of Medicine ( MD or MD, from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor meaning "Teacher of Medicine" is a doctoral Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The Master of Public Health ( MPH or MPH) is a professional Master's degree awarded for studies in areas related to Public health. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United His key areas of study included family medicine, population control and international health. Brown remained in Los Angeles, acquiring U. S. citizenship and opening a medical practice, the Vermont Century Medical Clinic, in 1974.
Brown received the Physicians Recognition Award from the American Medical Association in 1977, the Grassroots Health Award from the Sons of Watts California in 1979, the Community Leadership Award from the Dubois Academic Institute in 1982, and the NAACP's Pacesetter Award in 1984. The American Medical Association (AMA founded in 1847 and incorporated 1897 is the largest association of Physicians and Medical students in the United States Watts is a residential district in southern Los Angeles California (more specifically part of South Los Angeles) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, usually abbreviated as NAACP, is one of the oldest and most influential Civil rights organizations
Brown became a director for the Marcus Garvey School, a K-8 school in Los Angeles, which named him Humanitarian of the Year in 1991. He also spent time as an assistant professor in the Department of Family Practice at the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science is a private non-profit school founded in 1966 in response to inadequate medical facilities within the Watts region
Political life
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At the urging of then-PLP leader L. Ba (officially The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Politics of Bermuda takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Premier is the Head of government The Governor of Bermuda is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom 's overseas territory of Bermuda. Sir Richard Hugh Turton Gozney KCMG, born 21 July 1951, is a British career Diplomat. The following is a list of Premiers of Bermuda. See also British overseas territory Lists of incumbents Parliament has two chambers. Originally there was only one the House of Assembly which held its first session in 1620 making Bermuda's Parliament amongst the World's oldest The Senate is one of two parts of the Parliament of Bermuda, the other being the House of Assembly. The House of Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Bermuda. This article lists political parties in Bermuda. Bermuda has a Two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties with extreme Bermuda elects on territorial level a Legislature. Parliament has two chambers. |||}Bermuda is divided into nine Parishes and two municipalities. The law of Bermuda is based on the Common law Legal system of England and Wales. Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent F. Wade, Brown returned to Bermuda and became involved in local politics in 1993. That year, he ran as a PLP candidate for one of the two Warwick West constituency's seats in the House of Assembly, facing the two incumbent UBP members of parliament: Quinton L. Warwick Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for Robert Rich 2nd Earl of Warwick (1587-1658 Parliament has two chambers. Originally there was only one the House of Assembly which held its first session in 1620 making Bermuda's Parliament amongst the World's oldest Edness and John H. Sharpe. Brown finished only two votes behind Edness, winning Sharpe's seat.
In the following general election in 1998, Brown again won one of the Warwick West seats, and was joined by another PLP candidate during the PLP's unprecedented victory over the UBP. With the PLP in control of parliament, Brown was appointed to Cabinet as the Minister of Transport.
Minister of Transport
As Minister of Transport, Brown oversees the public bus system, taxis, marine ports and ferries, vehicle licensing, and aviation. See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and He introduced a number of reforms, including the replacement of the island's obsolescent ferries with faster, 205-seat catamarans, the Serenity and the Resolute, in 2002. [1]. In May of that year, he clashed with the taxi industry over his proposed legislation to require a GPS-based central despatching system, which was eventually passed into law four years later. Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth
Air arrivals at Bermuda International Airport increased by 15 percent since the introduction of low cost airline service in 2004, reversing a twenty-year decline from the 1980s. LF Wade International Airport, formerly named Bermuda International Airport, is the sole Airport serving Bermuda, a British overseas territory In 2004, Brown clashed with the US Consulate over what was alleged to be a "gross violation" of security at the Bermuda International Airport, when he was said to have avoided security screening procedures. Brown denied the claim, and criticized the Consulate for making the issue public. [2]
Following the PLP's second general election victory by a narrow margin in July, 2003, Brown mounted an internal power struggle in the PLP to replace then-Premier Jennifer M. Smith. Jennifer Meredith Smith JP, DHumL MP (born 1947) was the premier of Bermuda from 1998 until 2003 the first premier who was not a Responding to criticisms that the leadership challenge was launched after the voters had already gone to the polls, Brown responded, "We had to deceive you. "[1] A compromise between the factions of the party led to Smith being replaced by William Alexander Scott and Brown being named Deputy Premier, and later adding the Ministry of Tourism to his portfolio. William Alexander "Alex" Scott JP, MP (born 1940) is a politician in Bermuda who is the MP for the Warwick South East constituency
Minister of Tourism
As Minister of Tourism, Brown replaced the advertising agency handling Bermuda's tourism promotions and closed some overseas tourism department offices in Atlanta, Boston, and Toronto. He also began a number of new tourism promotions, such as a "Pop 'n' Sizzle" local campaign to encourage greater awareness of tourism, with varying degrees of success. Spurred by the increase in air arrivals, hotel occupancy rates were up by ten percent in 2006, compared to 2005. Plans for new hotels have been announced – the first hotel development in Bermuda since the 1970s.
Premier
Brown never made a secret of his aspiration to lead Bermuda, telling a Howard University reporter in 2006, “I always wanted to seek the leadership of my country and I’m still in that process. ”[2] On October 12, 2006, Brown resigned from cabinet to make a second bid for leadership. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. At a previously scheduled party delegates conference on the evening of October 27, he defeated the incumbent, Scott, by 107 to 76, and was sworn in as Premier on October 30. In a subsequent interview with the Bermuda Sun, he said, "I have worked hard, studied hard, and prepared for the task of leadership to the best of the abilities that God has given me. "[3]
When he reshuffled the cabinet, he reclaimed the tourism and transportation portfolios and became, in addition to Premier, the Minister of Tourism and Transport. Since then, the Bermuda Government has made a number of proposals, issuing a Vision Statement: Taking Bermuda to the next level. [4] Current issues include indigent medical care, traffic congestion, environmental concerns over development and waste disposal, race relations, and independence.
On a private member bill concerning sexual orientation, Brown rejected the proposal, saying "I firmly believe in the right of all and any individuals to be free from discrimination in any form. A Private Member's Bill is a proposed Law introduced by a backbench member of Parliament, whether from the government or the opposition side to that Sexual orientation is believed to refer to "an enduring pattern of emotional romantic and/or sexual attractions to men women or both sexes Unlike most discrimination policies discrimination between, which is the discernment of qualities and recognition of the differences focused here discrimination against is However, I would not support the proposed Human Rights Amendment. Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled I do not believe that there is a need for special protection of persons in Bermuda based on their sexual orientation. Sexual orientation is believed to refer to "an enduring pattern of emotional romantic and/or sexual attractions to men women or both sexes "[3].
In April, 2007, the government proposed restrictions on vehicle ownership, intended to curb Bermuda's growing road congestion problem. Among the solutions offered are free travel on buses and ferries. "There are too many cars in Bermuda. We must find a way – perhaps unpopular to many and disdained by others – to arrest the increase of cars on our beautiful island", he said. [3]
The PLP remains committed to the goal of independence from Great Britain. The electorate defeated the idea in the last referendum on the question (in 1995), although a majority of blacks abstained from voting at the urging of the then opposition PLP, believing the then white-dominated UBP government did not have the interests of the majority black population in mind. While support for independence is slowly rising, recent polls indicate that two-thirds of the island's voters remain opposed to severing ties for various reasons, including loss of EU-status (which Bermuda currently has as a British overseas territory). The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories that are under the Sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom Undaunted, Brown said "I am firmly committed to Bermuda becoming an independent nation. Independence is the Self-government of a Nation, Country, or State by its residents and population or some portion thereof generally exercising "[3] He has also spurned any participation in Whitehall's selection of the Governor of Bermuda, saying, "We want to clarify our position that we are not interested in sending any criteria for any future governors for selection for the reason we don't think it is our responsibility. Whitehall is a road in Westminster in London, England. It is the main artery running north from Parliament Square, towards traditional The Governor of Bermuda is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom 's overseas territory of Bermuda. [The British government] should send whoever they want to send. "[5]
Race relations continue to be a vexing issue in Bermuda, occasionally leading to heated exchanges with the press and the opposition UBP in Parliament. Brown rejected one reporter's interrogation as a "plantation question". He later explained, "A plantation question is for me a question which conjures up images of the plantation: of a master-servant relationship, a man-boy relationship. Fundamentally a plantation is usually a large Farm or estate, especially in a tropical or semitropical country on which Cotton, Tobacco A question that would be asked of a black politician and not a white one. I will continue to indicate to reporters if that is what a question is. ”[6]
Responding to opposition criticism of his wife's fund-raising activities voiced in the House of Assembly, he bristled, “Mr. Speaker, I have never had plans to cross this aisle, but in recent weeks that Honourable Member has said a few things that would encourage me to do so. I say to that Honourable Member that I would like to stay on this side of the House and not have come to the other side because it wouldn't be in order to vote for the UBP. ”[7]
References
- ^ Jonathan Dyer, "Brown has lied to us, but which politician hasn't?" Bermuda Sun, October 13, 2006. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Howard University alumni magazine profile, Fall, 2006.
- ^ a b c d "Ewart Brown: Taking Bermuda to the next level", Bermuda Sun, October 20, 2006. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Vision Statement: Taking Bermuda to the next level
- ^ The Royal Gazette
- ^ The Royal Gazette
- ^ Royal Gazette
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