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Dan Rogerson MP 
Member of Parliament
for North CornwallIncumbent Assumed office
5 May 2005Preceded by Paul Tyler Majority 2,981 (6.4%) Personal details Born 23 July 1975
St Austell, Cornwall, EnglandNationality Cornish Political party Liberal Democrat Spouse(s) Heidi Purser Children 2 sons, 1 daughter Alma mater University of Wales, Aberystwyth Daniel John Rogerson (born 23 July 1975, St Austell) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Cornwall since the 2005 General election.
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Early life
Born in Cornwall to an English father and Welsh mother, Rogerson went to Bodmin College (comprehensive school), then studied Politics at the University of Wales Aberystwyth.
Rogerson was a councillor on Bedford Borough Council from 1999 to 2002 for the ward of Kingsbook.[1] Before being elected councillor he worked for the Liberal Democrat group on Bedford Borough Council; following his election he worked in University administration.
Parliamentary career
Rogerson first stood for Parliament in 2001, contesting the North East Bedfordshire seat, increasing the Liberal Democrats' share of the vote by 2.1%.
In 2005 he was elected for the North Cornwall seat and used the Cornish language during the swearing of allegiance in Parliament along with Andrew George in an effort to support the preservation of Cornish identity and culture. In 2006 Rogerson asked the government to make 5 March a public holiday in Cornwall to recognise celebrations for St Piran's Day.[2]
Rogerson is chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on cheese, and opposed Ofcom's inclusion of cheese in its new regulations restricting television advertising of junk foods to children aged under 16.[3] On 14 July 2009, Dan Rogerson presented a Cornish "breakaway" Bill to Parliament. The Bill proposed a devolved Cornish Assembly, similar to the Welsh and Scottish set-up.[4]
He was Liberal Democrat Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government[5] until the 2010 election and was the youngest male MP in the House of Commons during the 2005-2010 Parliament. [6]
He was appointed the co-chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee for Education, Families and Young People in July 2010.[7]
In the 2010 general election Dan Rogerson successfully held his seat in North Cornwall[8] with a majority of 6.36%.[9] He repeated his parliamentary oath in Cornish as he did after the previous election.[10]
Personal life
He married Heidi Purser in August 1999 in Bodmin. They have two sons and one daughter.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.libdemvoice.org/liberal-democrats-hold-kingsbrook-bedford-borough-council-17132.html Lib Dems Hold Kingsbrook Ward
- ^ St Piran holiday plea for county BBC News Online, published March 2, 2006, retrieved December 26, 2007
- ^ Rogerson calls for revision of advertising restrictions on cheese danrogerson.org, published Jan 22, 2007, retrieved November 24, 2008
- ^ 14 July 2009 - Dan Rogerson proposes Cornish Assembly
- ^ Liberal Democrat Shadow Ministers
- ^ http://www.danrogerson.org/2007/03/20/wadebridge-school-students-visit-parliament/ danrogerson.org, published March 20, 2009, Wadebridge School Students Visit Parliament, retrieved January 20, 2010
- ^ [1]
- ^ "2010 election, Cornwall North". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/d11.stm. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Cornwall North". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://ukpolitics.telegraph.co.uk/Cornwall+North.
- ^ "MPs swear Oath of Allegiance in Cornish". Maga Kernow. 2010-05-24. http://www.magakernow.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=48210. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
External links
- Dan Rogerson MP official constituency website
- Profile at the Liberal Democrats
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
- Cornish Assembly official website
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
Paul TylerMember of Parliament for North Cornwall
2005–presentIncumbent Categories:- 1975 births
- Living people
- UK MPs 2005–2010
- UK MPs 2010–
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall
- Cornish politicians
- People from St Austell
- Liberal Democrat (UK) MPs
- Alumni of Aberystwyth University
- Cornish nationalists
- People from Bodmin
- Councillors in Bedfordshire
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