Brooks Newmark
| Brooks Newmark MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Braintree |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Alan Hurst |
| Majority | 16,121 (38.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1958 Connecticut, United States of America |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Keegan |
| Alma mater | Harvard Business School |
Brooks Phillip Victor Newmark[1] (born 8 May 1958) is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Braintree.
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[edit] Early life
Brooks was born in Westport CT, USA on 8th May 1958 to Howard Newmark and Gilda Gourlay (née Rames). He moved to England aged 9 years old and attended Caldicott Prep School and Bedford School and graduated from Harvard College, receiving a BA in History in 1980. He was a Research Graduate in Politics at Worcester College, Oxford from 1980-2, and received an MBA in Finance from Harvard Business School in 1984. He was Vice President in the International Division of Shearson Lehman Brothers from 1984-7, a Managing Director of Newmark Brothers Ltd., a corporate finance advisory company from 1988-93, and then a Director of Stellican Ltd from 1993-98. From 1998-2005, Newmark was a Senior Partner at Apollo Management (UK) LP, a leading International Private Equity firm.
[edit] Parliamentary career
Newmark contested Newcastle Central in 1997, and Braintree in 2001. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Braintree (in mid Essex) in the 2005 general election over Labour incumbent Alan Hurst and was re-elected in 2010 with a greater majority.
Newmark is a Government Whip (serving the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Dept for International Development having previously served in the Dept for Business, Innovation & Skills (2010-11)). Brooks is also a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury (2010-present). In Opposiiton Brooks served as the Foreign Affairs Whip (2009-10) and Treasury Whip (2007-8). Newmark had previously served as a Member of the Treasury Select Committee (2006-7) and the Science & Technology Select Committee (2005-7).
Newmark's special interests include: Economic Policy, Foreign Affairs (Middle East, India, China and USA); Poverty Reduction & International Development (Micro Finance), Special Needs Education and Women & Equality (Founder and Co-Chairman of Women2Win - see http://www.women2win.com).) Publications include: Direct Democracy: An Agenda for a New Model Party (2005); Simply Red; The True State of the Public Finances (CPS, 2006); The Price of Responsibility (CPS, 2008) and the Hidden Debt Bombshell (CPS, 2009).
[edit] Personal life
He is married to Lucy Keegan (daughter of Military Historian Sir John Keegan) and has four sons, Benjamin (also a graduate of Harvard University[2]), Sam (Harvard University Class of 2014), Max and Zachary, and one daughter, Lily. Brooks supports Newcastle United at football, and enjoys both running and skiing.[3]
Newmark's wealth is estimated at £3.2m.[4]
Newmark is involved in various charities including PARC, a respite centre based in Braintree for Children with severe disabilities, Farleigh Hospice and A Partner in Education, which he founded in 2010 (see http://www.apartnerineducation.org). Newmark serves as Vice President on the Board of the Harvard Alumni Association (Harvard University).[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59418/notices/1118281/from=2010-05-06;to=2010-05-19;all=returned+westminster/
- ^ http://twitter.com/TweetBrooks/status/14687545353
- ^ http://brooksnewmark.com/about
- ^ Samira Shackle, Stephanie Hegarty and George Eaton The new ruling class New Statesman 01 October 2009
[edit] External links
- * Brooks Newmark MP official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Brooks Newmark MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Brooks Newmark MP
- BBC Politics page
- Official YouTube channel
- Contributor page at The Guardian
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Alan Hurst |
Member of Parliament for Braintree 2005–present |
Incumbent |
