Ewart Brown
Ewart Frederick Brown Jr. (born 1946) is a politician and physician who served as the ninth Premier of Bermuda and leader of the country's Progressive Labour Party (PLP) from 2006 to 2010. He represented Warwick South Central as a Member of Parliament from 1993 to 2010.
The Honourable Ewart Frederick Brown Jr. JP, MP | |
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| 9th Premier of Bermuda | |
| In office 30 October 2006 – 28 October 2010 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Sir John Vereker Mark Capes (acting) Sir Richard Gozney |
| Preceded by | Alex Scott |
| Succeeded by | Paula Cox |
| Constituency | Warwick South Central (House of Assembly) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 Bermuda |
| Political party | Progressive Labour Party |
| Spouse | Wanda Henton Brown |
Born in Bermuda, Brown is a graduate of Howard University and the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). In 1966 he represented Bermuda at the Commonwealth Games in Jamaica.
Premier Brown was elected leader of the ruling Progressive Labour Party on 30 October 2006, defeating incumbent leader and Premier William Alexander Scott, at a PLP delegates conference. Brown won the vote 107 – 76. He was the seventh leader of the Progressive Labour Party and the third leader of that party since winning the 1998 general election. Under his leadership, Brown pledged to take Bermuda to the next level and to "lead Bermuda to greater health, happiness and prosperity for all of its people".
In the 2007 General Election the PLP defeated the United Bermuda Party for the third election in a row. Brown retired in October 2010. Since leaving office, Brown has returned to his medical practice as founder and Executive Chairman of Bermuda HealthCare Services and Brown-Darrell Clinic. He was charged with on 13 counts of corruption in January 2021.