Who We Are

Annette Brooke MP – MP for Mid Dorset and Poole North

MP for Mid Dorset and Poole North

About Me

Marital Status:	Married, two grown-up daughters
Education:	Romford Technical School, London School of Economics, BSc (Hons), Economics; Hughes Hall Cambridge (Certificate in Education).

Biography

Annette Brooke has been Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dorset and Poole North since the 2001 General Election.

Annette Brooke was a tutor with the Open University for 19 years from 1971, and a school teacher from 1974 to 1994. Before giving up teaching to concentrate full-time on politics she was Head of Economics at Talbot Heath School for Girls in Bournemouth.

Annette was elected a councillor on Poole Borough Council in 1986, and was for two terms the council's deputy leader (1995-7 and 1998-2000). She was Liberal Democrat Group leader on the council (2000-2001) and served as Mayor of Poole in 1998.

She was elected MP for Mid Dorset and Poole North by a majority of 384 votes at the 2001 General Election and was appointed a Liberal Democrat Whip and a spokeswoman on Home Affairs by the then party leader, Charles Kennedy.

Following the 2005 General Election, at which Annette held her seat with a much increased majority of 5,482, she became a spokeswoman on Education and Skills. After the election of Sir Menzies Campbell as leader in March 2006, Annette was given responsibility for acting as parliamentary spokesperson on all issues concerning children, young people and the family.

Annette has been Co-Chair of the Lib Dem Communities and Local Government Policy Committee since 2011

Annette is married and has two adult daughters. She is the joint owner of a small family business trading in rocks, minerals and gemstones.

Experience

Lecturer and teacher in Economics and Social Sciences for over 20 years.

Parliamentary Experience

2006-2010 spokesperson for Children, Young People and Families; 2005-6 Education spokesperson; 2004-5 spokesperson for Children; 2001-04 Deputy Whip; 2001-04 spokesperson for the Home Affairs Team.