Dan Rogerson

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Dan Rogerson Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall

Dan Rogerson has been the Liberal Democrats MP for North Cornwall since 2005.

He was appointed shadow parliamentary under-secretary in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in 2005.[1] His portfolio covered water, forestry, rural affairs and resource management.

Previous roles also include, shadow minister at the office of the deputy prime minister (2005-06), shadow minister for communities and local government (2006-07), shadow minister for culture, media and sport (2007-07), opposition whip (2007-10), shadow minister for communities and local government (2007-10) and parliamentary under secretary at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2013-15 [2]

In January 2015 he was appointed to the Liberal Democrat General Election Cabinet as the party's spokesperson on environment, food and rural affairs. [3]

In the May 2015 election, Rogerson lost his MP seat for North Cornwall to Conservative Party candidate Scott Mann. [4]

Background

Rogerson graduated from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, with a degree in politics and went onto work in local government. [5]

Notes

  1. Dan Rogerson, www.parliament.uk, accessed 8 October 2013.
  2. Dan Rogerson www.parliament.uk, accessed 15 May 2015
  3. About Dan Rogerson MP, accessed 23 April 2015
  4. General Election 2015: New Conservative MP for North Cornwall Scott Mann: 'I won't let you down' Cornish Guardian, 8 May 2015, accessed 13 May 2015
  5. Dan Rogerson GOV.UK, accessed 10 October 2014