Alice Brown (ombudsman), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alice Brown (ombudsman)

Scottish academic

Date of Birth: 30-Sep-1946

Place of Birth: United Kingdom

Profession: civil servant

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Alice Brown (born 30 September 1946) is a Scottish academic who is Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Edinburgh.
She was on the consultative steering group that advised on procedural aspects when the new Scottish Parliament was being set up.
Her work included promoting the equal representation of women.
She was the first Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, serving for two terms between 2002 and 2009, and was a member of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council 2008–2012.
She was a member of the Committee on Standards in Public Life 1998–2003 and was elected as the first female General Secretary of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) 2011–2013.
She has been chair of the Scottish Funding Council since 2013.