Rosemary Brown (Canadian politician)

The Honourable
Rosemary Brown
PC OC OBC CD
Member of the
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
In office
May 10, 1979 – October 22, 1986
Preceded byRaymond Loewen
Succeeded byDavid Mercier
ConstituencyBurnaby-Edmonds
In office
August 30, 1972 – May 10, 1979
Serving with Norman Levi
Preceded byBert Price
Succeeded byRiding abolished
ConstituencyVancouver-Burrard
Personal details
Born
Rosemary Wedderburn

(1930-06-17)June 17, 1930
Kingston, Jamaica
DiedApril 26, 2003(2003-04-26) (aged 72)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Political partyNew Democratic
EducationMcGill University (BA)
University of British Columbia (MA)

Rosemary Brown PC OC OBC (née Wedderburn; June 17, 1930 – April 26, 2003) was a Canadian politician. She was the first black woman elected to the provincial government of British Columbia.

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