LYNNE BROWN
Chairperson of the Mitchell’s Plain Youth Congress and a United Women’s Organisation member till 1985
1983
Served as a member of the United Women’s Congress till 1990. She had served as an education officer and as provincial secretary
1987
Initiated and was director of the Women’s College
1994
Brown was the ANC’s candidate for Cape Town mayor
2008
Following the ANC’s Western Cape loss to the DA, Brown was replaced by then elected Premier Helen Zille
2014
Brown was succeeded by Pravin Gordhan following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet reshuffle
2018 1979
With the United Democratic Front’s formation in 1983 until its disbandment, Brown served as a member of its finance committee
1985
Joined the ANC. By 1999 she was elected to the provincial executive committee and served as Western Cape provincial secretary of the ANC Women’s League since 1990
1990
Elected as an ANC member of the Western Cape provincial legislature
1999
Served as Western Cape premier from July
2009
Appointed by former President Jacob Zuma as public enterprises minister
2018
Resigned as a member of parliament, effective February 27