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| In office 14 December 1993 – 28 November 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Lynn Arnold |
| Succeeded by | John Olsen |
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| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
Dean Craig Brown, AO was the Liberal Premier of South Australia between 14 December 1993 and 28 November 1996.
Political career
Dean Brown's political career was marked by his rivalry with John Olsen, the two representing the moderate and conservative wings of the South Australian Liberal Party respectively. He was first elected to Parliament in the seat of Davenport on 10 March 1973, and joined the Liberal Movement faction of the party. He served in the ministry of the government of David Tonkin from 1979 to 1982. In 1982, after the electoral defeat and retirement of David Tonkin, Olsen defeated Brown for the State Liberal Party leadership. For the 1985 election, an electoral redistribution left both Brown and Stan Evans vying for Liberal preselection for the safe Liberal seat of Davenport. Brown won preselection, but Evans stood as an Independent Liberal and won the seat.
Dean Brown returned to politics in 1992. The Labor government of John Bannon was embarrassed by the losses of the State Bank of South Australia, but the existing Liberal leader (Dale Baker) was failing to capitalise. The moderate and conservative wings of the Liberal party each convinced a sitting member to give up his safe seat (Ted Chapman giving up Alexandra for Brown, Roger Goldsworthy giving up Kavel for Olsen), allowing both Brown and Olsen to re-enter parliament at by-elections on the same day, the 1992 Kavel by-election and 1992 Alexandra by-election respectively, and contest the Liberal leadership. In the ensuing ballot, Brown narrowly defeated Olsen.
Brown then led the Liberal party to a landslide electoral win at the 1993 South Australian election, becoming premier. But in 1996, Olsen successfully challenged for the leadership.
After Olsen resigned as premier in 2001, Brown became deputy leader to Rob Kerin. In 2005 he announced that he would leave politics at the 2006 election, and resigned the deputy leadership.
In October 2007, Brown was appointed special drought adviser to South Australian Premier Mike Rann.[1]
References
- ^ Former Lib premier takes Labor support role, ABC Online, 17 October 2007
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Lynn Arnold |
Premier of South Australia 1993–1996 |
Succeeded by John Olsen |
| Preceded by Graham Ingerson |
Deputy Premier of South Australia 2001–2002 |
Succeeded by Kevin Foley |
| Parliament of South Australia | ||
| Preceded by Joyce Steele |
Member for Davenport 1973–1985 |
Succeeded by Stan Evans |
| Preceded by Ted Chapman |
Member for Alexandra 1992–1993 |
District abolished |
| New district | Member for Finniss 1993–2006 |
Succeeded by Michael Pengilly |
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| Preceded by Dale Baker |
Leader of the Liberal Party in South Australia 1992–1996 |
Succeeded by John Olsen |
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