In 1996 Brooke became Joint General Secretary of Public Services Tax and Commerce Union and held this post until 1998.

In the same year he became Trustee of the Institute for Public Policy Research.

He served as a non-executive director of NATS (formerly National Air Traffic Services) from 2001 until 2006.

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe has been married to Lorna Hopkin Roberts since 1967.

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