Alan John Brown (born 25 January 1946), Australian politician, was an Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and Leader of the Opposition from 1989-1991. January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ... The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of Victoria in Australia. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A local businessman before entering politics, Brown entered the Legislative Assembly at the 1979 election as the Liberal member for the now abolished seat of Westernport easily defeating Doug Jennings who had been expelled from the Liberal Party in 1977. Brown served on the backbench during the Hamer and Thompson governments. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Image:Ac. ... Hon Lindsay Thompson Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson (born 15 October 1923), Australian politician, was Liberal Premier of the state of Victoria from 1981 to 1982. ...

After the Liberals lost government at the 1982 election Brown was promoted to the shadow ministry were he served as Shadow Minister for Youth, Sport and Education, Shadow Minister for Housing and Aboriginal Affairs and Shadow Minister for Transport under the leadership of Jeff Kennett. However after the Liberals were narrowly defeated at the 1988 election many Liberals became unhappy with Kennett's leadership, and those opposed to him in the party room managed to install Brown as leader. While Brown failed to take full advantage of the various crisis involving the Labor government and was defeated by Kennett another party room coup in 1991 he did successfully negotiate a Coalition agreement with the Nationals with whom relations were traditionally poor in Victoria. The two parties remained in Coalition until the defeat of the Kennett government in 1999. The term ministry can refer to the following: A ministry is a department of a government. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Coalition in Australian politics refers to the grouping of two political parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922, with only brief breaks (e. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

After the Liberals were returned to power after the 1992 election Brown served as Minister for Public Transport. In late 1996 the Kennett Government appointed him as Agent General for Victoria. The resulting by-election in his safe seat of Gippsland West (Westernport having been renamed in 1985) was won by Independent Labor candidate Susan Davies who would go on to play an decisive role in defeating the Kennett government. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... An Agent General was the representative in the United Kingdom of the government of a British colony in Canada or Australia, and subsequently, of a Canadian Province or an Australian State. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... This article is about the year. ...