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Ross Brown (politician)

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Ross Brown
Leader of the Green Party on Belfast City Council
In office
2014–2016
LeaderSteven Agnew
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byGeorgina Milne
Member of Belfast City Council
In office
22 May 2014 – 16 November 2016
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byGeorgina Milne
ConstituencyOrmiston
Personal details
BornBelfast, Northern Ireland
Political partyGreen Party

Ross Brown is a Northern Irish academic, economist and former Green Party politician.[1] He was elected as a shadow councillor to Belfast City Council in the 2014 election,[2] and also stood as the party's candidate in the European Parliament election, 2014.[3]

He has an Economics degree from Queen's University Belfast and an American business qualification from Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Ross Brown - Green Party NI 2014 European Candidate". Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Belfast council elected in the early hours". UTV Live. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Green Party's Euro election candidate 'offers an alternative'". The News Letter. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  4. ^ Clarke, Liam (29 March 2014). "Ross Brown: Former DUP devotee who made switch from orange to Green and now has his sights set on Europe". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 25 May 2014.