predecessor successor party profession birth_date order term_start article_title term_end name
bob harrison david campbell gareth ward australian labor party solicitor , academic 10 march 1972 member illawarra for kiama minister for police minister for the march 1999 8 september 2008 matt brown -lrb- australian politician -rrb-
 march 2011 11 september 2008 matt brown
matt brown -lrb- australian politician -rrb-

matthew james `` matt '' brown -lrb- born 10 march 1972 -rrb- is an australian politician , elected as a member of the new south wales legislative assembly for kiama between 1999 and 2011 .
he was appointed minister for police and minister for the illawarra in the new south wales government on 8 september 2008 but resigned three days later after allegations of inappropriate conduct at a party in parliament house occurring in june 2008 .
brown holds a bachelor of mathematics and a bachelor of laws from the university of wollongong .
prior to his election he worked as solicitor and as a lecturer at the university .
