About Annette Brooke
Member of Parliament for Mid Dorset and North Poole
Political Career:
- Elected to Poole Borough Council 1986 - 2003: Positions held include Deputy Leader, Chair of Planning, Chair of Education and Mayor of Poole
- Member of Parliament for Mid Dorset and North Poole since June 2001
Recent Achievements as Member of Parliament:
- Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Children, Young People and Families 2004 - 2010
- Member of Chairmen's Panel and the Standards and Privileges Committee.
- Vice-President of Women Liberal Democrats for 2008
- Liberal Democrat representative on Standing Committees: Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill, Children and Adoption Bill, Childcare Bill, Children and Young Persons Bill, Apprenticeships, Schools, Children and Learning Bill, Autism Bill and Children, Schools and Families Bill
- Member of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS)
- Chair of All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) for Microfinance and Sure Start.
- Co-Chair of APPG for Breast Cancer.
- Parliamentary Ambassador for the NSPCC and a Champion for Save the Children
Professional Career:
- Lecturer and teacher (Economics and Social Sciences) for over 20 years - Open University, and various schools in local area. Most recently Head of Economics - Talbot Heath School
- Gave up teaching to concentrate on politics full time in 1995
- Joint owner of small family business - rocks, minerals and gemstones
Personal:
- Married with two adult daughters and a granddaughter
- BSc (Hons): Economics - London School of Economics
- Certificate in Education - Hughes Hall, Cambridge University
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