RISE AND FALL OF LIB HOPEFUL

MARCH 20, 2010: Successful mining industry businessman Adam Brooks, 34, elected as a Liberal member for Braddon. A first-time candidate, Mr Brooks wins following a big-spending campaign. On the night of his election Mr Brooks remarked: “Politics can be ruthless and brutal but I knew the rules before I ran”.

MARCH 15, 2014: Mr Brooks is reelected, topping the poll in Braddon with 16,073 votes. Later appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Trade.

FEBRUARY 18, 2016: Promoted to Minister of Mining, Racing and the new portfolio of Building and Construction, following the retirement of former minister Paul Harriss. Announcing the promotion, Premier Will Hodgman said Mr Brooks had “extraordinary” personal and business experience in the mining sector.

MAY 5, 2016: It is revealed Mr Brooks is still offloading his mining industry-related business interests.

JUNE 9, 2016: Mr Brooks appears in his first State Budget Estimates hearing and is accused of misleading Parliament when questioned about use of a business email address linked to the company he founded, Maintenance Systems Solutions. He answered three times he had not used the email since his promotion to Cabinet in February. He later acknowledged he used the email for personal use.

JUNE 10, 2016: Premier temporarily strips Mr Brooks of his portfolios, pending an audit by the CrownSolicitor into the business email.

JUNE 13, 2016: Mr Brooks resigns from Cabinet because of a “perception of a conflict of interest” between his business interests and the mining portfolio.

MARCH 3, 2018: Mr Brooks is reelected in Braddon, with a reduced primary vote.

NOVEMBER 27, 2018: The Integrity Commission releases its report into the email affair. Mr Brooks takes extended medical leave. Later confirms he intends to return to State Parliament.

FEBRUARY 11, 2019: Announces his resignation from Parliament.