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Ron Brown | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Leith | |
| In office 3 May 1979 – 16 March 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Ronald King Murray |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Chisholm |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 June 1938 West Pilton, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 3 August 2007 (aged 69) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Political party | Labour (until 1991) Independent (1991–1992) Socialist (from 1998) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Nickname | Red Ron |
Ronald Duncan McLaren Brown (29 June 1938 – 3 August 2007) was a Scottish Labour Party politician. He sat in the British House of Commons as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Edinburgh Leith constituency, from the 1979 general election to the 1992 general election. Brown was suspended from the House of Commons on several occasions. In a 1988 incident he damaged the Mace.