Lynne Brown
Lynne Brown | |
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Lynne Brown in 2007 | |
| Minister of Public Enterprises | |
| In office 25 May 2014 – 27 February 2018 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Preceded by | Malusi Gigaba |
| Succeeded by | Pravin Gordhan |
| 6th Premier of the Western Cape | |
| In office 25 July 2008 – 6 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Ebrahim Rasool |
| Succeeded by | Helen Zille |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 21 May 2014 – 1 March 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1961 Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Lynne Brown (born 26 September 1961) is a South African politician who is a former Minister of Public Enterprises and former Premier of the Western Cape Province. She was born in Cape Town and grew up in Mitchells Plain. She was appointed Premier of the Western Cape 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 (ANC) and an elected member of its National Executive Committee in 2007 and 2012. She is from a coloured background and was the fourth coloured premier of the Western Cape, the second from the ANC, and the first openly gay person to be appointed to a cabinet post in any African government.