Roger Williams | |
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| Member of Parliament forBrecon and Radnorshire | |
| In office 7 June 2001 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Livsey |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Davies |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1948-01-22)22 January 1948 (age 77) |
| Political party | Labour(Before 1981) SDP(1981–1988) Liberal Democrats(1988–present) |
| Spouse | Penny |
| Children | 1 son 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Selwyn College, Cambridge |
Roger Hugh Williams,CBE (born 22 January 1948) is aWelsh Liberal Democrat politician who served as theMember of Parliament (MP) forBrecon and Radnorshire from 2001 to2015.
Born in the town ofCrickhowell, Williams studied atChrist College, Brecon, andSelwyn College, Cambridge. On graduating in Natural Sciences he returned to Breconshire becoming a livestock farmer on the family farm at Llanfilo. During the mid-1980s he was elected Chairman of the Brecon and Radnorshire branch of theNational Farmers Union.
Williams joined theLabour Party in 1969, but left to join theSDP at the formation of the party in 1981, representing it and subsequently the Liberal Democrats onPowys County Council. In 1990, he was elected Chairman ofBrecon Beacons National Park. At the1999 Welsh Assembly election Williams contestedCarmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire but finished a distant fifth. He stood down from Powys Council in 2001.[1]
In 2001, he was elected to represent the constituency ofBrecon & Radnorshire, subsequently holding the seat with a majority of 751 following the retirement of fellow Liberal DemocratRichard Livsey. At the2005 election, Williams was returned with an improved majority of 3,905. He served as Shadow Welsh Secretary in theLiberal Democrat Frontbench Team in the 2005-10 Parliament and was re-elected at the2010 election with a majority of 3,747, however he was defeated for re-election in 2015.
Williams was appointedCommander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the2013 New Years Honours List for public and political service.[2]
In 2017, he rejoinedPowys County Council, winning the seat of Felin-fach, serving until 2022.
He married Penelope James in 1973 in Devon. They have a son (born 1975) and daughter (born 1976). They also have four Grandchildren, one of which is Theo Williams.
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forBrecon and Radnorshire 2001–2015 | Succeeded by |
