He sat on the Treasury Select Committee from 1999 to 2004 , on which he was an arch - critic of Gordon Brown , before becoming a whip in 2004 .
A solicitor by profession , Ruffley served as special adviser to Ken Clarke ( 1991 -- 96 ) .
Ruffley sat on the Treasury Select Committee from 1999 to 2004 , on which Ruffley was an Ruffley     of Gordon Brown , before becoming a whip in 2004 .
A solicitor by profession , Ruffley served as special adviser to Ken Clarke ( 1991 -- 96 ) .