Brandon Lewis
Brandon Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth | |
| Assumed office 6th May 2010 | |
| Majority | 4,276 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 June 1971 Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Great Yarmouth |
| Alma mater | University of Buckingham King's College London |
| Profession | Politician |
Brandon Kenneth Lewis (born 20 June 1971) is the Conservative Party Member of Paliament for Great Yarmouth. He was elected at the 2010 General Election
Early life
Brandon Lewis was born on 20 June 1971 in Harold Wood, and educated at Forest School. He received a degree in economics from the University of Buckingham,[1] an LLB in Law from Buckingham, and an LLM with Merit from King's College London. He was called to the bar by the Inner Temple and is a qualified barrister and is a company director.
He spent much of his childhood in Great Yarmouth because of his father's work commitments, his father owned a local rock-making business employing over 400 staff. He would later stand as the Conservative Prospective Member of Parliament for the town.
Local government
Brandon Lewis became a Borough Councillor in May 1998 for Hutton South on Brentwood Borough Council, and became Conservative Group leader in 2002. Under Brandon's leadership he Conservatives took control of Brentwood Borough Council in May 2004 following 12 years of Liberal Democrat control, in doing so he took the total number of Conservative councillors to 21. As a result Brandon, as leader of the largest political group was elected Leader of the Council on 23 June 2004.
During his time as Leader he also co-hosted The Eric and Brandon Show with Eric Pickles on Phoenix FM, a local radio station in Brentwood.[2]
He was re-elected to the council in the May 2006 local elections and continued as council leader, increasing the Conservative majority from 8 to 20 in that election, including taking the seats of the then Liberal Democrat group leader and deputy leader and the sitting mayor. He was chairman of the Essex 2005/6 Local Government Association[3]. On 18 March 2009, nearly five years since becoming leader of the council, Brandon announced his decision to step down from that position. He also resigned as a Borough Councillor ahead of the 2009 local elections in England.
Political career
Brandon stood as the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Sherwood in the 2001 general election,[1] achieving a swing of 5.0% to the Conservatives.[4].
He was selected as the Conservative candidate for Great Yarmouth for the next general election in 2006. Since being in Great Yarmouth Brandon launched several local campaigns, one of the most successful being a campaign pressing for improvements to the much neglected Great Yarmouth railway station. He has also worked tirelessly in supporting many local community groups and various campaigns, including the campaign to Save Fritton Woods.
Brandon during his campaign announce his 'Contract with Great Yarmouth" Setting out his contract with the people of Great Yarmouth and the promises he would make to the every residents of the town. [1] He secured the election victory with a majority of 4,276 votes a swing to the Conservatives of over 9%.
References
- ^ a b "Brandon Lewis: Electoral history and profile". guardian.co.uk. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ Walker, Tim (2 November 2009). "The Couch Surfer: 'If political parties insist on invading pop culture, they won't re-engage anybody'". The Independent. Independent News and Media Limited. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ 'Political Life', Brandon Lewis' website
- ^ "Vote 2001: Sherwood". BBC News Online. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2001. Retrieved 14 January 2010.