Russell Brown (British politician)

Russell Brown
Brown in 2005
Shadow Minister for Scotland
In office
7 October 2013  30 March 2015
LeaderEd Miliband
Preceded byWillie Bain
Succeeded byWayne David
Shadow Minister for International Security Strategy
In office
8 October 2010  7 October 2013
LeaderEd Miliband
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byYvonne Fovargue
Member of Parliament
for Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries (1997–2005)
In office
1 May 1997  30 March 2015
Preceded byHector Monro
Succeeded byRichard Arkless
Personal details
Born (1951-09-17) 17 September 1951
Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Political partyLabour
SpouseChristine Margaret Calvert

Russell Leslie Brown (born 17 September 1951) is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He is a former Member of Parliament (MP) for Dumfriesshire (1997–2005) and Dumfries and Galloway (2005–2015). He lost his seat at the 2015 general election to Richard Arkless of the Scottish National Party.