30 Facts About Julian Brazier

Sir Julian William Hendy Brazier was born on 24 July 1953 and is a British Conservative Party politician.

Julian Brazier was the Member of Parliament for Canterbury from 1987 to 2017.

Julian Brazier then went to Brasenose College, Oxford, graduating with a BA in mathematics and philosophy, later promoted to an Oxford MA.

Julian Brazier was the President of the Oxford University Conservative Association in 1973.

Julian Brazier joined the Territorial Army aged 19 in 1972 and served for 13 years, five of which were with 21 SAS.

Julian Brazier was employed by Charter Consolidated Ltd between 1975 and 1984, being involved in economic research from 1975 to 1977 and corporate finance from 1977 to 1981, and was on the executive committee of the board from 1981 to 1984, when he became a management consultant with HB Maynard International, now owned by Accenture.

Julian Brazier contested the 1983 general election in Berwick-upon-Tweed, but was defeated by the Liberal MP Alan Beith by 8,215 votes.

Julian Brazier contested the Conservative safe seat of Canterbury at the 1987 general election following the retirement of the sitting MP, David Crouch.

Julian Brazier held the seat with a majority of 14,891.

Julian Brazier became the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Gillian Shephard, the Minister of State at the Treasury.

Julian Brazier remained Shephard's PPS following the 1992 general election in her new capacity as the Secretary of State for Employment, but he resigned in 1993 as a protest against defence cuts.

Julian Brazier was awarded the 'Backbencher of the Year' at the annual Spectator magazine awards in 1996.

Julian Brazier was briefly Home Affairs spokesman in 2003, before being moved later in the year by Michael Howard, who had succeeded Duncan Smith, to be a spokesman on International Affairs.

Julian Brazier remained on the frontbench after the 2005 general election as a spokesman on Transport.

Julian Brazier was a member of the Cornerstone Group of Conservative MPs.

Julian Brazier supported a bill put forth by Laurence Robertson in June 2005 that would have put heavy restraints on abortion.

Towards the end of the Lebanese Civil War, Julian Brazier visited Beirut and Lebanese president Michel Aoun, while the city was besieged by Syrian occupation forces.

Julian Brazier later returned in 2006 as UK representative at an international protest against the treatment of Lebanese lawyer, Dr Muhamad Mugraby, who had exposed the arrest and illegal detentions during the Syrian-dominated era.

Julian Brazier opposed the legalisation of same-sex marriage, saying that it would "undermine a treasured institution and could have unforeseen consequences".

Julian Brazier was quoted as saying, "We shouldn't allow an institution of this importance to be re-defined simply to meet a rights agenda".

Julian Brazier was a member of the Public Bill Committee for the Defence Reform Act 2014.

In 2010, Julian Brazier was appointed by Prime Minister David Cameron as a member of a three person commission to plan the future of Britain's reserve armed forces.

Julian Brazier served as a member of the committee from 2010 to 2014, when he was appointed Minister for Reserves at the Ministry of Defence.

Julian Brazier remains a trustee of the Summer Camps Trust.

Julian Brazier was Honorary Colonel of the Land Information Assurance Group Army Reserve until August 2023, when his commission with the Land Forces expired.

Julian Brazier married Katharine Elizabeth Blagden on 21 July 1984 in Hampshire.

Julian Brazier is the son-in-law of Brigadier Paddy Blagden, a United Nations de-mining expert.

In February 2002, Julian Brazier was given a four-month suspended sentence after he crashed into and killed a motorcyclist in Italy on 29 August 2001.

Julian Brazier had been driving on the wrong side of the road approaching a sharp bend when he hit a motorcyclist, 42-year-old Carlo Civitelli, near Siena.

Julian Brazier used his TA training to give Civitelli first aid at the scene, but the man died three days later.