Lynne Brown
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Lynne Brown is the former Premier of the Western Cape
province in South Africa
. She was born in Cape Town
on 26 September 1961 and grew up in Mitchell's Plain
. She was appointed to the post following the resignation of Ebrahim Rasool
in July 2008. Previously, she was Minister for Economic Development and Tourism. She is a member of the African National Congress
. Like her predecessor Ebrahim Rasool she is also from a Coloured
background. She is the fourth Coloured
premier of the Western Cape, and the second from the African National Congress.
The ANC lost control of the province in the 2009 election
with the Democratic Alliance garnering 22 of the 42 seats in the Provincial Parliament
. The DA premier candidate Helen Zille
replaced Brown on 6 May 2009.
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
province in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. She was born in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
on 26 September 1961 and grew up in Mitchell's Plain
Mitchell's Plain
Mitchells Plain is a largely coloured township about 20 km from the city of Cape Town. It is one of South Africa's largest townships. It is located on the Cape Flats on the False Bay coast between Strandfontein and Khayelitsha...
. She was appointed to the post following the resignation of Ebrahim Rasool
Ebrahim Rasool
Ebrahim Rasool was the Premier of the Western Cape province in South Africa. He is a member of the African National Congress.Anti-Apartheid Struggle Activist:...
in July 2008. Previously, she was Minister for Economic Development and Tourism. She is a member of the African National Congress
African National Congress
The African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
. Like her predecessor Ebrahim Rasool she is also from a Coloured
Coloured
In the South African, Namibian, Zambian, Botswana and Zimbabwean context, the term Coloured refers to an heterogenous ethnic group who possess ancestry from Europe, various Khoisan and Bantu tribes of Southern Africa, West Africa, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaya, India, Mozambique,...
background. She is the fourth Coloured
Coloured
In the South African, Namibian, Zambian, Botswana and Zimbabwean context, the term Coloured refers to an heterogenous ethnic group who possess ancestry from Europe, various Khoisan and Bantu tribes of Southern Africa, West Africa, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaya, India, Mozambique,...
premier of the Western Cape, and the second from the African National Congress.
The ANC lost control of the province in the 2009 election
South African general election, 2009
South Africa held national and provincial elections to elect a new National Assembly as well as the provincial legislature in each province on 22 April 2009....
with the Democratic Alliance garnering 22 of the 42 seats in the Provincial Parliament
Western Cape Provincial Parliament
The Western Cape Provincial Parliament is the legislature of the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located in the Provincial Government Building at 7 Wale Street, Cape Town....
. The DA premier candidate Helen Zille
Helen Zille
Helen Zille is the Premier of the Western Cape, a member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, leader of South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance political party, and a former Mayor of Cape Town.Zille is a former journalist and anti-apartheid activist, and famously exposed the truth...
replaced Brown on 6 May 2009.