Annette Brooke
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Dame Annette Lesley Brooke, DBE (née Kelly; born 7 June 1947) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Dorset and North Poole from the 2001 general election to 2015.
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Dame Annette Brooke | |
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Member of Parliament for Mid Dorset and North Poole | |
In office 7 June 2001 – 30 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Christopher Fraser |
Succeeded by | Michael Tomlinson |
Personal details | |
Born | Annette Lesley Kelly (1947-06-07) 7 June 1947 (age 76) |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Spouse | Michael Brooke |
Alma mater | London School of Economics Hughes Hall, Cambridge |
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At the time she left office, Brooke was the longest serving female MP in the history of the Liberal Democrats. As of 2023, she and fellow Liberal Democrat Diana Maddock are the only women to date who represented parliamentary constituencies in Dorset.