Career
He has been a Liberal Party of Australia member for Braddon in the Tasmanian House of Assembly since 2010. Prior to politics, he worked in the Royal Australian Navy for eight years maintaining Weapons Systems, followed by involvement in a diverse range of successful businesses on the north-west coast. In the 2014 Tasmanian state electionm Brooks was returned as the highest polling candidate overall, and polled the highest number of votes on record within the electorate for any State Election with over 25% of the vote.
At the Tasmanian state election, 2010, Brooks was the second highest Liberal candidate securing 9.7% of the primary vote.
Brooks was elevated to cabinet on 18 February 2016, after a reshuffle triggered by the resignation of Paul Harriss. Brooks took over Harriss" portfolio as Minister for Mining, Jeremy Rockliff"s Racing portfolio, as well as the new ministries of Building & Construction and Consumer Affairs & Red Tape Reduction.