Alan John Brown AM (born 25 January 1946) is an Australian former politician who served as a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, and Leader of the Opposition from 1989 to 1991.
While Brown failed to take full advantage of the various crises involving the Labor government, he did successfully negotiate a Coalition agreement with the Nationals with whom relations were traditionally poor in Victoria.
[2] The Liberals had come up five seats short of winning the 1988 election, and it was thought that they would have won if not for a number of three-cornered contests in rural areas.
The resulting by-election in his then-safe seat of Gippsland West was won by independent candidate Susan Davies who would go on to play a decisive role in defeating the Kennett government.
[1] Brown remains prominent in his local community and unsuccessfully ran for the Bass Coast Shire Council (Hovell Ward) in 2012.