Roger Roberts, Baron Roberts of Llandudno
| The Reverend and Right Honourable The Lord Roberts of Llandudno | |
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| Born | 23 October 1935 |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Website | www.lordrogerroberts.uk |
John Roger Roberts, Baron Roberts of Llandudno (born 23 October 1935), is a Welsh Liberal Democrat politician.
Lord Roberts was educated at John Bright Grammar School,[1] in Llandudno, the University College of North Wales, and Handsworth Methodist College, Birmingham. In 1957, he became a Methodist Minister, and was the Superintendent Methodist Minister at Llandudno for twenty years before serving as Minister at the Dewi Sant (Welsh United) Church, Toronto. He is an active Supernumerary Minister in North Wales.
Lord Roberts' website is www.lordrogerroberts.uk.
Roger Roberts, "The Rev", or "The Rog", as he is also known, was for many years President of the Welsh Liberals, and later, the Welsh Liberal Democrats.
He was a councillor and a leader of the Liberal Democrats on the Aberconwy Borough Council for a number of years, and stood as a candidate for the parliamentary seat of Conwy five times. He narrowly missed being elected the last two times he stood, first coming close to beating the Conservatives, with only a margin of 995 votes, and then being beaten by New Labour in the General Election of 1997, when the Conservatives lost their majority in the House of Commons.
His son, Gareth Roberts, also stood for the same seat for the Liberal Democrats in 2005.
On 15 June 2004, Roberts was created a life peer as Baron Roberts of Llandudno, in the County of Gwynedd.[2] A former whip and spokesperson on International Development, he now speaks on youth democratic engagement, unemployment, asylum, migration and Welsh affairs for the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords.
Roberts is currently president of Wales International, is honorary president of Bite The Ballot, Liberal Democrats for Seekers of Sanctuary (LD4SOS) and Friends of Barka UK and is also vice-president of Llangollen International Music Eisteddfod.
Roberts' latest book, Hel Tai, is available on Amazon. It is only available in Welsh. He is a widower with three children and lives in Llandudno on the Creuddyn peninsula, North Wales.
References
- ↑ http://www.johnbright.conwy.sch.uk
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 57329. p. 7621. 18 June 2004.
External links
- Lord Roberts of Llandudno's website.
- Lord Roberts of Llandudno profile at the site of Liberal Democrats.
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| Preceded by Martin Thomas |
President of the Welsh Liberal Party 1980–1983 |
Succeeded by Emlyn Hooson |
| Preceded by Tom Ellis |
President of the Welsh Liberal Democrats 1990–1993 |
Succeeded by Martin Thomas |
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