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Lord Rogan
Dennis Robert David Rogan, Baron Rogan (born 1942) is a Ulster Unionist Party politician in Northern Ireland who served as President of the party from 2004 until 2006. He was previously Chairman of the Party.
He was made a life peer as Baron Rogan, of Lower Iveagh in the County of Down in 1999 and sits as a crossbencher, although he is regarded as leader of the UUP in the Lords.[1]
Son of Robert and Florence Rogan.
Lord Rogan is Founder and Managing Director of Dennis Rogan & Associates – Carpet Yarn Brokers, Founder and Chairman of Associated Processors Ltd – Jute Processors, Chairman of Stakeholder Communications Ltd, Chairman of Events Management Ltd, and Deputy Chairman of Independent News & Media (NI) Ltd.
He is a member of the International Advisory Board of Independent News & Media, Patron of The Somme Association and “Friend” of The Salvation Army.
Lord Rogan is also currently the Honorary Colonel of 40 (Ulster) Signals Regiment.
See also
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Dennis Rogan
Political offices Preceded by
Martin SmythPresident of the Ulster Unionist Party
2004–2006Succeeded by
John WhiteUlster Unionist Party Leaders Saunderson (1905–06) · Long (1906–10) · Carson (1910–21) · Craigavon (1921–40) · Andrews (1940–46) · Brookeborough (1946–63) · O'Neill (1963–69) · Chichester-Clark (1969–71) · Faulkner (1971–74) · West (1974–79) · Molyneaux (1979–95) · Trimble (1995–2005) · Empey (2005–2010) · Elliott (2010–)Deputy Leaders John Taylor (1995-2003) · Reg Empey and Roy Beggs (2003–2005) · Danny Kennedy (2005-2010) · John McCallister (2010-)Chairperson President
(Office merged with Chairman in 2008)James Hamilton · James Craig · John Miller Andrews · Herbert Dixon (1947-1950) · Basil Brooke · Clarence Graham (1963-1964) · Jack Andrews (1969-1973) · James Cunningham (1973–1979) · George Clark (1980–1990) · Josias Cunningham (1990–2000) · Martin Smyth (2000–2004) · Dennis Rogan (2004-2006) · Robert John White (2006-2008)Leadership elections General Secretary
(Chief Executive)T. H. Gibson (1905-1906) · Dawson Bates (1906-1921) · Wilson Hungerford (1921-1941) · Billy Douglas (1941-1963) · Jim Bailie (1963-1974) · Norman Hutton (1974-1983) · Frank Millar Jr (1983-1987) · Jim Wilson (1987-1998) · David Boyd (1998-200?) · Alastair Patterson (200?-2004) · Lyle Rea (2004-2005) · Will Corry (2005-2007) · Jim Wilson (2007-)Organisational structure Ulster Unionist Council (Party Executive Committee · UUP Constituency Association · District Branches) · Ulster Womens Unionist Council · Young Unionists · Westminster Unionist Association
Fraternal association: Orange Order (affiliation formally ended in 2005)History and related organisations Progenitor: Irish Unionist Alliance (1891) · Allies: Liberal Unionist Party/Conservative and Unionist Party · Established as: Ulster Unionist Council (1905) · Militia: Ulster Volunteer Force (1913) · Faction/Offshoot: Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party (1973-78) · Electoral alliance: Ulster Conservatives and Unionists (2009) · Ulster Unionist Labour AssociationCategories:- 1942 births
- Living people
- Ulster Unionist Party politicians
- Crossbench life peers
- People from County Down
- Northern Ireland politician stubs
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