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	'''Hugh Dunbar Brown''' (~~born~~ ] ]) is a ] ] politician.		'''Hugh Dunbar Brown''' (] ] - ] ]) was a ] ] politician. After serving as a councillor on the ], he was MP for ] for 23 years.

	Brown was educated at ] and ], ]. He ~~was~~ a ~~civil~~ ~~servant~~ at the ] ~~and~~ ~~served~~ as a ~~councillor~~ on the ] ~~from~~ ~~1954~~.		Brown was born in ], where his father was a ] engineer. He was educated at ] and ], ]. He left school aged 14 to work at the ], and played professional football. Both of his parents were members of the ], which he also joined in 1935. He moved over to the ] in 1946. He became a ] in 1947 at the ].

			He married Mary Carmichael, daughter of ILP and then Labour MP ] and sister of future Labour MP ], in 1947, and served as a councillor on the ] from 1954. He became a ] in 1961.
	Brown was ] for ] from 1964 until he retired in 1987. During the ], he served as ].

			He left the civil service in 1962, when he was selected as a ], and served as ] for ] from 1964 until he retired in 1987. His constituency in north-east Glasgow had a high rate of unemployment, and covered ]. His parliamentary interests concentrated on Scottish matters. After winning the ballot for ]s one year, he successfully pushed through his bill to became the ].

			He was ] to ], the ], and served as ] during the ], dealing with home affairs, housing and agriculture and fisheries. With the MP for ], ], he was a British negotiator with ] during the ].

			In later life, be was a director of Margaret McIver Limted, which owned a ballroom and market in Glasgow.

			His wife died in 2000. He died in Glasgow, survived by his daughter.

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For other people named Hugh Brown, see Hugh Brown (disambiguation).

Hugh Dunbar Brown (18 May 1919 - 10 March 2008) was a British Labour Party (UK) politician. After serving as a councillor on the Glasgow Corporation, he was MP for Glasgow Provan for 23 years.

Brown was born in Glasgow, where his father was a Clydeside engineer. He was educated at Allan Glen's School and Whitehill Secondary School, Glasgow. He left school aged 14 to work at the Post Office, and played professional football. Both of his parents were members of the Independent Labour Party, which he also joined in 1935. He moved over to the Labour party in 1946. He became a civil servant in 1947 at the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance.

He married Mary Carmichael, daughter of ILP and then Labour MP Jimmy Carmichael and sister of future Labour MP Neil Carmichael, in 1947, and served as a councillor on the Glasgow Corporation from 1954. He became a magistrate in 1961.

He left the civil service in 1962, when he was selected as a prospective parliamentary candidate, and served as Member of Parliament for Glasgow Provan from 1964 until he retired in 1987. His constituency in north-east Glasgow had a high rate of unemployment, and covered Barlinnie prison. His parliamentary interests concentrated on Scottish matters. After winning the ballot for Private Members Bills one year, he successfully pushed through his bill to became the Employers' Liability (Defective Equipment) Act 1969.

He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Judith Hart, the Paymaster-General, and served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland during the 1974-1979 Labour government, dealing with home affairs, housing and agriculture and fisheries. With the MP for Grimsby, Tony Crosland, he was a British negotiator with Iceland during the Cod War.

In later life, be was a director of Margaret McIver Limted, which owned a ballroom and market in Glasgow.

His wife died in 2000. He died in Glasgow, survived by his daughter.

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Preceded byWilliam Reid	Member of Parliament for Glasgow Provan 1964–1987	Succeeded byJimmy Wray
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Preceded byHector Monro, Alick Buchanan-Smith, and Teddy Taylor	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland with Harry Ewing and Frank McElhone 1974–1979	Succeeded byAlex Fletcher, Russell Fairgrieve, and Malcolm Rifkind

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