Roger Williams (UK politician)
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Roger Williams CBE |
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Member of Parliament for Brecon and Radnorshire |
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In office 7 June 2001 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Livsey |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Davies |
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22 January 1948 Crickhowell, Powys, Wales |
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Labour (Before 1981) Social Democrats (1981–1988) Liberal Democrats (1988–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Penny |
| Children | 1 son 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Selwyn College, Cambridge |
| Website | Official website |
Roger Hugh Williams, CBE (born 22 January 1948) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the UK. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Brecon and Radnorshire from 2001 until he lost his seat to Conservative candidate Christopher Davies in the 2015 general election.
Born in the town of Crickhowell, Roger Williams studied at Christ College, Brecon, and Selwyn 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 the National Farmers Union.
Williams joined the Labour Party in 1969, but left to join the SDP at the formation of the party in 1981 and represented it and subsequently the Liberal Democrats on Powys County Council. In 1990 he was elected Chairman of Brecon Beacons National Park. At the 1999 Welsh Assembly election Williams contested Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire but finished a distant fifth.
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