Councillor Matthew Brown

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Elected:
04 May 2012
First Elected
04 May 2007
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Councillor Matthew Brown was first elected to the Council in 1977 when it was known as Cunninghame District Council. He served as Provost during this time.  He was then elected to North Ayrshire Council in 2007 representing the Irvine West ward and acted as SNP Group Leader for three years.

 

Councillor Brown is the Chair of the Planning Committee & Local Review Body and sits on the Local Development Plan Committee and the Irvine Locality Planning Partnership.  He also represents North Ayrshire Council on the Ayrshire Joint Planning Service Steering Group and the Ayrshire Valuation Joint Board

 

Councillor Brown was first employed with Rolls Royce as an engineer.  He then moved into the field of Law; specialising in court matters, specifically Criminal Law. He is married with two sons and has four grandchildren.

 

 

Surgery Details

 

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2nd and 4th Thursday of every month Volunteer Rooms
High Street
IRVINE
KA12 0AL
5.15 p.m. 6.30 p.m. 
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Election History

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Fri 4 May 2007 Wed 2 May 2012 Re-elected
Fri 4 May 2012 Thu 4 May 2017 End of administration term.

Party Representation History

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Scottish National Party (SNP)Fri 4 May 2012 Thu 4 May 2017

Ward Representation History

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Ward 01 - Irvine WestFri 4 May 2007 Wed 2 May 2012
Ward 01 - Irvine WestFri 4 May 2012 Thu 4 May 2017

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Personal Register of Interests

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24 April 201324 April 2013

Meeting Declarations

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Scrutiny and Petitions Committee28 November 2012Non-Pecuniary
Scrutiny and Petitions Committee11 March 2015Non-Pecuniary
Scrutiny and Petitions Committee27 January 2016Non-Pecuniary
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