John Brown (Australian politician)

The Honourable John Brown AO
Minister for Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories
In office 24 July 1987 – 18 December 1987
Prime Minister	Bob Hawke
Preceded by	Himself (Sport, Tourism) Barry Cohen (Arts, Environment) Gordon Scholes (Territories)
Succeeded by	Graham Richardson
Minister for Sport, Recreation and Tourism
In office 11 March 1983 – 24 July 1987
Prime Minister	Bob Hawke
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Himself
Minister for Administrative Services
In office 11 March 1983 – 13 December 1984
Prime Minister	Bob Hawke
Preceded by	Kevin Newman
Succeeded by	Tom Uren
Member of the Australian Parliament for Parramatta
In office 10 December 1977 – 19 February 1990
Preceded by	Philip Ruddock
Succeeded by	Paul Elliott
Personal details
Born	(1931-12-19) 19 December 1931 (age 92) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Labor
Spouse	Jan Murray (divorced)
Occupation	Businessman

John Joseph Brown AO (born 19 December 1931) is a retired Australian politician. He served in the House of Representatives from 1977 to 1990, representing the Division of Parramatta for the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He held ministerial office in the Hawke government as Minister for Administrative Services (1983–1984), Sport, Recreation and Tourism (1983–1987), and Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories (1987).