Early life
Brown was born in Hobart,Tasmania. [1] She is the eighth of thirteen children born to Julia and Rex Brown. In her maiden speech she recalled "a proud history,on both sides of my family,of union and Labor activism". Her great-grandmother Mary Butler was a founding member of the Hobart branch of the ALP,her uncle Leo Brown was state president of the ALP,one niece (Allison Ritchie) served in the Tasmanian Legislative Council, [2] and another niece (Meg Brown) is currently a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. [3]
Brown grew up in the suburb of Warrane. [2] She joined the ALP at a young age and worked as an administrative officer with the party from 1984 to 1996. She later worked as an adviser to Senator Sue Mackay (1996–1998) and then held various positions with the Tasmanian state government,including portfolio services manager within the Department of Premier and Cabinet (1998–2002),office manager for the Minister for Primary Industries,Water and Environment (2002–2004),and office manager for the Minister for Infrastructure,Energy and Resources (2004–2005). She served as an assistant secretary of the Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) and acted as state secretary in 2000. [1]
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