Julian Brazier

Julian Brazier TD MP was educated at Wellington College and won a scholarship in Mathematics to Oxford University. He served as an officer in the Territorial Army for thirteen years, six of them in Airborne forces. A practising Christian (R.C.), he is married to Katharine and they have three sons.

2010 Declaration of interests
Click here to download Julian’s declaration of interests.

Julian’s Surgeries
Julian holds regular surgeries on Saturday mornings in Canterbury and Whitstable.

It is advisable that you book an appointment at Julian’s surgery before attending. To do so, please follow this link to complete a request form or telephone Neil Parsonson on 01227 280277.

Political Career
1987    Elected to Parliament for Canterbury and Whitstable. Successful early campaigns ranged from woodland preservation to protecting intellectual property rights against government confiscation. As Secretary to the Parliamentary Maritime Group, Julian helped achieve a better tax status for the Merchant Navy.

1990    Mission to war-torn Beirut to support embattled free enclave.

1990    Appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Gillian Shephard, who was a Treasury Minister and then Secretary of State for Employment

1993    Resigned to fight cuts in armed services.

1995    Supported John Redwood’s leadership challenge against John Major’s government.

1996    Organised British delegation to Anglo-Lebanese conference in Beruit on freedom and democracy, held in defiance of Lebanese government and attended by US and UK ambassadors.

1996    Won Spectator Parliamentary Backbencher of the Year Award, for campaigns defending marriage and children’s interests.

1996    Appointed President of Conservative Family Campaign.

1997    Re-elected despite huge swing in which half of Conservative seats were lost.

1997    Appointed to All-Party Commons Defence Select Committee

1996/8 Visits to Washington, Moscow, Budapest, Sarajevo, Kosovo and Belfast.

1999    Co-author of ground-breaking joint UK/US book with five other writers, including Kate O’Beirne and Dr John Hillen “Not Fit to Fight”.

2000    Founding Co-Chairman of All Party Adoption Group, established to get children languishing in state care adopted by a loving family.

2001    Appointed to Opposition Whip’s Office.

2002    Appointed a Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions.

2003    Appointed a Shadow Minister for the Home Office, with specific responsibility for drugs and alcohol abuse.

2003    Shadow Minister for International Development and Overseas Trade.

In Their Words

Evening Standard
On Brazier’s first pamphlet on Defence “No Easy Answers”:

“A fine old-fashioned broadside into the unprotected underbelly of the Ministry of Defence”

The Times
On a pamphlet on social breakdown:

“Julian Brazier rejects the libertarian ideas of the New Right and New Left and maintains that the self-help ethos of Disraeli and Burke offers the best hope…”

The Spectator Magazine
On winning Parliamentary Backbencher of the Year Award

“When a minister hears that Julian Brazier is taking a close interest in a piece of legislation he sends for the parliamentary draughtsman and pours himself a stiff whisky.”

The Wall Street Journal
On the latest book co-authored by Julian Brazier, “Not Fit To Fight”:

“A must read for anyone interested in the politicization and degredation of Western armed forces”