He served as Minister of Tourism from 2003–2007. Brown served as Shea"s campaign manager and now works as Director of Regional Affairs in the Prince Edward Island MRO. Shea is now Minister of National Revenue. Brown faced criticism in 2004 for the personal use of his government vehicle.
Brown was criticized in 2007 by then Liberal Tourism critic Carolyn Bertram by including a return address in Calais, Maine on promotional materials sent to other Atlantic provinces.
His achievements as Minister include, growing the airline passenger service to Prince Edward Island by attracting Delta, NorthWest and WestJet airlines, creating major outdoor concerts with The Black Eyed Peas and Aerosmith, and forming the Tourism Advisory Council (TAC) to develop tourism product, marketing strategies and industry research. Brown also managed Shea"s successful re-election campaign when Shea earned more than 54% of the vote and won over her Liberal opponent by 4500 votes.
He represented the electoral district of Cascumpec-Grand River and was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
