Brandon Lewis

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Brandon Lewis is a Conservative MP. He was promoted to Minister of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government in July 2014.[1] He was elected as the Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth in May 2010.

==Education Lewis has a BSc in Economics and LLB Hons (Law) from the University of Buckingham. He also holds an LLM in commercial law from King’s College London. [2]

Background

Brandon is a qualified barrister and a company director. Before joining the government he was an active member of a number of All Party Parliamentary Groups, including those for enterprise zones and local growth as well as local government. He was also the co-chair of a group on coastal erosion. [2] Brandon served on Brentwood Borough Council for more than 10 years, and was Leader for five of those. [2]

Notes

  1. Ministerial appointments: July 2014, Prime Minister's Office, 15 July 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Brandon Lewis GOV.UK, accessed 10 October 2014