Rod Richards

Roderick Richards (12 March 1947 13 July 2019) was a British politician. He was a Conservative before joining UKIP in 2013. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Clwyd North West, in Wales, from 1992 to 1997, when he lost his seat in the Labour Party landslide. He was also the first Leader of the Welsh Conservatives in 1999, after being elected as an Assembly Member for North Wales.

Rod Richards
Member of the Welsh Assembly
for North Wales
In office
6 May 1999  10 September 2002
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byDavid Jones
Leader of the Welsh Conservative Party
In office
12 May 1999  18 August 1999
LeaderWilliam Hague
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byNick Bourne
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales
In office
20 July 1994  2 June 1996
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byNicholas Bennett
Succeeded byJonathan Evans
Member of Parliament
for Clwyd North West
In office
9 April 1992  8 April 1997
Preceded bySir Anthony Meyer
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born(1947-03-12)12 March 1947
Llanelli, Wales
Died13 July 2019(2019-07-13) (aged 72)
Penarth, Wales
Political partyUK Independence Party (2013–2019)
Other political
affiliations
Conservative (until 2013)
Children3
EducationLlandovery College, Aberystwyth University
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