Person DS/UK/24230 Brandreth; Gyles (8 March 1948-); English broadcaster, writer, former politician Brandreth Gyles 8 March 1948- English broadcaster, writer, former politician Male (cisgender) Gyles Daubeney Brandreth Wuppertal, Germany (born)

English White Heterosexual Gyles Daubeney Brandreth is a British broadcaster, writer and former politician. He has worked as a television presenter, theatre producer, journalist, author and publisher. He was a presenter for TV-am's Good Morning Britain in the 1980s, and has been regularly featured on Channel 4's game show Countdown and the BBC's The One Show. On radio, he makes frequent appearances on the BBC Radio 4 programme Just a Minute. In 1992, Brandreth was elected to the House of Commons as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of Chester constituency. He served until he was defeated in 1997, and resumed his career in the media. He has written both fiction and non-fiction books, and makes appearances as a public speaker. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyles_Brandreth International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 9/12/2023 RAHeharper 9/12/2023 3e04ea64-86a3-4f88-b3b6-2310fec73d88