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James Brokenshire speaks
James Brokenshire was elected to serve Hornchurch & Rainham as the Member of Parliament in May 2005. In November 2006 he was appointed to the Conservative front bench as a Shadow Home Affairs Minister. James previously served as a member of the Constitutional Affairs Select Committee.
 James is married to Cathrine and the couple have three young children - two daughters (Sophie born in November 2002 and Jemma born in April 2005) and one son (Benjamin born in August 2006). Born in 1968 in Southend-on-Sea, James spent the first few years of his life in Basildon before the family settled in Loughton where James went to school at Davenant Foundation Grammar School. James also attended the Cambridge Centre for Sixth Form Studies before going to university at Exeter where he graduated with an honours degree in law. Before entering Parliament James was a partner at a large international law firm where he advised a range of companies, businesses and financial institutions on company law, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance deals. James has held office within the Conservative Party over a twenty year period. He was Vice Chairman of the National Young Conservatives and Chairman of Eastern Area Young Conservatives; James is also a former Deputy Chairman of Epping Forest Conservative Association. He served on John Major`s campaign tour team during the 1996 European Elections, was a press officer at Conservative Central Office during the 1997 General Election and provided press and media briefings for Essex Area Conservatives during the 2001 General Election. James is an active community campaigner and has supported a range of local campaigns across Elm Park, Hornchurch, Rainham & Wennington. (From Jame`s website at: http://www.jamesbrokenshire.com)
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