Members of Parliament for Colchester - Gazette

Member of Parliament for Colchester

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Committees

Home Affairs Committee, Army Group, Photography Group, Friends Of The Bahá, 'í, Group, Prison Health Group, Community And Voluntary Sector Group, Gurkha Rights Group, Brain Tumours Group, Alcohol Misuse Group, Fire Safety And Rescue Group, Youth Affairs Group, English Language Teaching Group, Frame (fund For The Replacement Of Animals In Medical Experiments) Group, Furniture Industry Group, Involuntary Tranquilliser Addiction Group, Infertility Group, Sports Group, Flag Group, Transport Infrastructure And Trans European Networks Parliamentary Group, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (me) Group, Sea Cadets Group, Occupational Safety And Health Group, Smoking And Health Group, Acquired Brain Injury Group, Ports And Merchant Navy Group (associate Group), Lupus Group, Table Tennis Group, Olympic And Paralympic Group, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (psp) Group, Leisure Group, Preventing Bullying And Workplace Violence Group, World Heritage Sites Group, Gardening And Horticulture Group, Breast Cancer Group, Urban Walking Group, Reserve Forces Group, Obesity Group, Dance Group, Connecting Communities Group, Regeneration Group, Veterans Group, Justice For Road Traffic Victims (associate Group), Cannabis And Children Group, Local Environmental Quality Group, Lions Clubs International, Small Shops Group, Libraries, Literacy And Information Management Group, Stroke Group, Road Passenger Transport Group (associate Group), Community Media Group, Noise Reduction Group, St George's Day Group, Built Environment Group, Road Safety Group, Housing Co-operatives And Community Controlled Housing Group, Gas Safety Group, Scout Group, Weight Watchers Group, Deafness Group, Archeological Group, Gypsy And Traveller Law Reform Group, Youth Hostelling Group, Football Group, Credit Unions Group, British-bulgarian Group, British-czech And Slovak Group, Island Of St Helena Group

Surgery Information

Please contact Constituency office to arrange appointment

Magdalen Hall
Wimpole Road
Colchester
C01 2DE

Surgery Telephone 01206 506600

Surgery Email brooksse@parliament.uk

Biography

MP Since - 1997 Majority - 6,277 Born - 31/03/1946. Married, 2 sons (twins), 1 daughter & 1 daughter deceased.

Education - St Helena Secondary School, Colchester, North East Essex Technical College.

Previous Occupation - Trainee reporter, Essex County Standard and Colchester Gazette (1963-66); News Editor, Braintree & Witham Times (1966-68); Editor, Maldon & Burnham Standard (1968-69); Sub-Editor, London Evening News (1969-72); Sub-Editor, London Evening Standard (1972-73); Press Officer, BT Eastern Region (1973-85); Publicity Information Officer, Essex University (1986-97).

Personal Overview - Has a background as a journalist, with involvement in the media. He has strong Local Government connections as a previous Colchester BC Leader and Town Mayor. He has been a long term Liberal Democrat Spokesman, but will need to maintain his local involvement to continue to hold what has the potential to be a marginal seat.

Political History - Councillor, Colchester Borough Council (1971-2002), Mayor (1986-87), Council Leader (1987-91). MP Colchester (1997-). Vice Chairman, Regeneration and Transport Infrastructure (& Trans European Networks) All Party Groups (2001-). Member of the Catering Select Committee (2000-01). Member of the Home Affairs Select Committee (1998-2005). Liberal Democrat Spokesman for Home & Legal Affairs (1997-99), Sport (1999-2005), Liberal Democrat Whip (1999-2002, 2003-06), Shadow Minister for Defence (2005-). Member of the Regulatory Reform Select Committee (2005-06), Member of the Home Affairs Select Committee (2006-). Liberal Democrat Whip (2006-).

Characteristics - His media experience should be useful to him, both locally and on the national scene. Is a Season Ticket holder at Colchester United FC. Likes Morris dancing and wants darts to be an Olympic sport.

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