Mike Rolfe

Michael (Mike) Rolfe (born 1978) was until May 2017 the National Chair of the British POA and lead figure within the trade union which represents Prison Officers, related grades of staff and others working in secure custodial settings. He Stepped down from this role on 3rd May 2017 having been selected as a parliamentary candidate for the Labour Party (UK) for the Sittingbourne and Sheppey (UK Parliament constituency) in the general election that took place on the 8 June 2017.

Born 25 January 1978 in Greenwich South London son of council worker David Frederick Rolfe (deceased) & retired Secretary Dorothy Jane Mungeam (Rolfe), aged 38 years at the time of taking over as the National Chair of the POA he was one of the youngest Trade union leaders in the United Kingdom.

Rolfe attended Barnes Cray Primary School from 1983 until 1989, followed by Erith Secondary School in South London from 1989 to 1994 before attending Bexley College to undertake A levels. Then in 1996 Rolfe started his working career training to become an accountant and progressing quickly as he earned a reputation for hard work, dedication and commitment, however following his father's premature death aged 57 in 2002 Rolfe quit his job pursuing more menial employment before becoming a Prison officer at HM Prison Elmley in 2004.

Rolfe became a prominent figure during the latter part of 2016 following a string of appearances on BBC news at 10 & various other news outlets forcing the Secretary of State for Justice Elizabeth Truss to concede "serious issues" that would take time to resolve within the Prison estate.

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