“Brandon is a qualified barrister and a company director. Before joining the government, Brandon was an active member of a number of All Party Parliamentary Groups, including those for enterprise zones and local growth as well as local government. He was co-chair of a group on coastal erosion and continues to work with colleagues who represent other coastal towns to highlight common issues in their constituencies.

Brandon served on Brentwood Borough Council for more than 10 years, with 5 as Leader.”

https://www.gov.uk/government/people/brandon-lewis

From the theyworkforyouwebsite:

How Brandon Lewis has:

Voted very strongly for greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections

Voted moderately for more EU integration

Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions

Voted very strongly for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency

Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT

Voted very strongly for university tuition fees

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/24879/brandon_lewis/great_yarmouth/

AND

he was voted the worst MP in Twitter:
http://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2013/07/18/the-worst-mps-on-twitter-one-brandon-lewis