Julian Brazier

Biography:

Julian Brazier was re-elected MP for Canterbury on May 7th 2015 with 22918 votes, taking 42.9% of the vote.

Julian was born in 1953. He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, Brasenose College, Oxford (MA Hons), and the London Business School. He is married.

Julian was a project manager with HB Maynard (management consultants) and he still carries out occasional freelance consulting assignments. He is also parliamentary adviser to the British Security Metals Association.

His personal and political interests include defence and foreign affairs, economics, industry and technology, law and order, family issues and green policies.

Julian is a practising Christian (RC) and a strong supporter of Christian Unity and President of the Conservative Family Campaign. He has published two papers on family issues.

He enjoys philosophy, sciences and cross country running.

Julian was elected as Member of Parliament for Canterbury and Whitstable in June 1987.

He was Chairman (formerly Treasurer) of the Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA) in 1974. In 1982 he was selected as PPC for Berwick and contested Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1983. He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Mrs Gillian Shephard, at the Treasury, the Department for Employment and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from 1990-93.

Julian has been a Member of the Defence Select Committee; a vice-chairman and former Secretary of the Conservative Backbench Defence Committee and has published four defence policy papers; former Secretary of the Backbench Treasury Committee and published papers on fiscal causes of adult unemployment and on fiscal disincentives to save; former Joint Secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Maritime Group, served on standing committee of Copyright and Patents Bill, and a Member of the Social Security Support Group (to shadow Ministers).

In September 2001, he was appointed an Opposition Whip. In July 2002, he was appointed a Shadow Minister for Work & Pensions. In June 2003, he was made Shadow Minister for Home Affairs. In November 2003, he came Shadow Minister for International Affairs. In May 2005 he has chosen as Shadow Minister for Transport. In July 2014 he was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans.

Constituency: Canterbury

Constituency Address: PO Box 1116, Canterbury, CT1 9LQ

Constituency Tel: 01227 785427

Date of Birth: 24 July 1953

Email: canterbury@tory.org

Party: Conservative

Personal Website: www.julianbrazier.co.uk

Westminster Address: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA

Westminster Tel: 0207 219 5178

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Julian-Brazier/642488132534201