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Scott vs Brown - the fight for leadership
On October 27, 2006 Dr. the Hon. Ewart Brown JP, MP as Deputy Premier challenged and defeated the Hon. W. Alexander Scott, JP, MP for leadership of the Progressive Labour Party became Premier of Bermuda.
Dr Brown was Deputy Premier, Minister of Tourism and Transport until October 2006, but resigned to contest the position of Premier with current Premier Alex Scott. He is 60 in 2006, married, three children with a previous wife, physician. Born in 1946, he is the son of the late Ewart and Helen Brown of Flatts. He represented Bermuda in the 400 and 1400 meter relays at the (British) Commonwealth Games in 1966. He graduated from Howard University with a B.Sc in Chemistry and an MD. He earned an MPH from the University of California, Los Angeles. He spent many years as a medical doctor at Vermont-Century Medical Clinic in Los Angeles. He became an American by residence years ago. He resigned as Minister of Tourism and Transport to contest Mr. Scott.