Robert Edward Brown CBE (born 25 December 1947) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician.

A graduate of the University of Aberdeen, he was Depute Procurator Fiscal of Dumbarton 1972−1974 and has since been a partner and consultant with a Glasgow firm of solicitors.

Following Nicol Stephen's election as party leader and succession as Deputy First Minister of Scotland in 2005, Brown was appointed Deputy Minister for Education and Young People in the Scottish Executive.

[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency at the 2017 UK general election, losing his deposit after receiving only 4% of the vote.

[2] Brown was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for political service.