Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler was a British politician who was a Member of Parliament from 1970 to 1983.
11 Facts About Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler
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Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler then joined the Liberal Democrats, followed by Labour, thereby being a member of four political parties within 15 years.
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Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler attended primary school on the west coast of Scotland during the Second World War, where his father served in the Royal Air Force, and the family lived at Culzean Castle.
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Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler later studied for a diploma in agriculture at the University of Oxford.
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Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler served his National Service in the Royal Navy on submarines and later worked on a coffee farm in Kenya.
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Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler was employed by Unilever and as an advertising consultant before his election to Parliament.
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Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler was re-elected in the 1979 general election with a majority of 7,928.
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In 1981 Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler defected to the Social Democratic Party, crossing the floor during a parliamentary debate on the budget.
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Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler contested the seat again at the 1987 general election, but lost by a much wider margin.
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Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler was then married Dorothea Rycroft from 1996 until their divorce in 2000.
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Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler later moved to Thurso, Scotland, where he restored a fishery on the Forss Water.