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Leonard Len Brown October 1956 in Taumarunui is the Mayor of Auckland in New Zealand and the head of the Auckland Council. He won the 2010 Auckland mayoral election onOctober 2010 and was sworn in as the Mayor of Auckland onNovember 2010, being the first to hold that title for the amalgamated Auckland Super City, and was reelected in 2013. Brown had previously been elected Mayor of Manukau City in October 2007, the second time he ran for that office. Brown is married to Shirley Anne Shan Inglis, and has three daughters Samantha, Olivia and Victoria. They live in Totara Heights, a suburb of Manukau.

Brown was born in Taumarunui, Ruapehu District, ManawatuWanganui Region. His family moved to Otara in Auckland when he was seven years old. He attended Mayfield Primary School, Papatoetoe Intermediate School and De La Salle College. He remembers his youth in prosperous smalltown New Zealand fondly, remarking on them as generous, generous days. His life growing up has been described as revolving around family, church, school and community, while parents Tom and Ngaire were described as strong believers in social equity and social justice as well as active in the community life. While not having grown up fully in Auckland, his family often travelled to see relatives there, his parents having originally moved to Taumarunui from South Auckland.

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