Rosemary Brown (Canadian politician)

The Honourable Rosemary Brown PC OC OBC
MLA for Vancouver-Burrard
In office 1972–1979 Serving with Norman Levi
Preceded by	Harold James Merilees Bert Price
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds
In office 1979–1986
Preceded by	Raymond Loewen
Succeeded by	David Mercier
Personal details
Born	Rosemary Wedderburn (1930-06-17)June 17, 1930 Kingston, Jamaica
Died	April 26, 2003(2003-04-26) (aged 72) Vancouver, British Columbia
Political party	New Democratic
Education	McGill University (BA) University of British Columbia (MA)

Rosemary Brown PC OC OBC (née Wedderburn; June 17, 1930 – April 26, 2003) was a Canadian politician.^[1] She was the first black woman elected to the provincial government of British Columbia.