About Brooks Newmark
Brooks Phillip Victor Newmark is a former British Conservative politician, who served as a Member of Parliament and minister. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Braintree in the 2005 general election and stood down at the 2015 general election. During his time as an MP, Newmark co-founded and co-chaired Women2Win, an organisation established to encourage women into politics and public service. He also co-founded the Million Jobs Campaign to address the need for more to be done regarding youth unemployment. Newmark is a visiting academic at the University of Oxford and became a guest lecturer in politics after his parliamentary career ended.
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