Donald Jon Brown (born 3 January 1981) is an Australian politician. He has been the

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member for

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in the

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since 2015.

Early life

Prior to entering politics, Brown has studied applied science and law at

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, and had worked as a pathology scientist, and as a union official for

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Political career

He has served as the Chief Government Whip in the

since December 2017.

References

1981 births Living people Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland Queensland University of Technology alumni Australian trade unionists Australian pathologists People from Redland City 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-Queensland-MP-stub