Brouwer was born on 4 April 1957 in Anloo.4 He worked for seven years at the Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging where he was head of the Northern provinces of Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe. Brouwer also worked as social programme manager for the municipality of Groningen.5
Brouwer was chairman of the region of Drenthe for the Labour Party between 2005 and 2015.6 In the parliamentary elections of 2012 Brouwer occupied number 49 on the Labour Party list and was not elected.7
His term in the House ended on 23 March 2017.8
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