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| − | [[Brandon Lewis]] is a Conservative MP. He was promoted to | + | [[Brandon Lewis]] is a Conservative MP. He was promoted to minister of state at the [[Department for Communities and Local Government]] in July 2014.<ref name="No10reshuffle">[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-july-2014 Ministerial appointments: July 2014], Prime Minister's Office, 15 July 2014.</ref> He was elected as the Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth in May 2010. |
==Education | ==Education | ||
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| − | + | Lewis 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. <ref name= "Gov"/> | |
| − | + | Lewis served on Brentwood Borough Council for more than 10 years, and was Leader for five of those. <ref name= "Gov"/> | |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 10:55, 28 October 2014
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
Lewis 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] Lewis served on Brentwood Borough Council for more than 10 years, and was Leader for five of those. [2]
Notes
- ↑ Ministerial appointments: July 2014, Prime Minister's Office, 15 July 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Brandon Lewis GOV.UK, accessed 10 October 2014
