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LYNNE BROWN

ANC METRO MAYOR CANDIDATE - CAPE TOWN

LYNNE BROWN, the ANC candidate for Cape Town Metropolitan Council Mayor, has a long history of involvement in women's and community organisations in the Western Cape.

Born in 1961, and educated at Parkwood Secondary School in Cape Town, Brown trained and worked as a teacher for a number of years.

She was chairperson of the Mitchell's Plain Youth Congress in 1979 and a member of the United Women's Organisation from 1979 to 1985. She was a member of the United Women's Congress from 1985 to 1990, serving first as Education Officer and then as Provincial Secretary.

She was involved in the United Democratic Front from its formation in 1983 until its disbandment, serving as a member of its Finance Committee.

Brown joined the ANC in 1987 and was elected to the Provincial Executive Committee and Provincial Working Committee in 1999. She has served as Western Cape Provincial Secretary of the ANC Women's League since 1990.

Her involvement in education continued after her teaching years. She was a board member of the National Literacy Project and is currently a board member of the Extramural Education Project. She initiated and was director of the Women's College in 1990.

In 1994 and again in 1999 she was elected as an ANC Member of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature. She was chairperson of the standing committees on Community Services and on Health and Welfare, and served as an ANC Whip and Chief Whip in the legislature.

Brown is currently Deputy Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature.