Constituency : Brecon and Radnor 2001-15
Roger took over from Richard Livesey at Brecon and Radnor but had to fight hard, triumphing by a lean 751 votes.
Roger was born in Crickhowell. He was educated at Christ College, Brecon and Cambridge. He returned to run the family farm. In the mid-eighties he was chair of the Brecon and Radnor branch of the N.F.U. He was originally a member of Labour but joined the SDP in 1981. He was elected a Powys county councillor. He became chairman of the Brecon Beacons National Park in 1990. In 1999, he stood for the Welsh Assembly but came fifth behind an independent.
Roger was shadow Welsh Secretary between 2005 and 2010. He received a C,B.E. in 2013.
Roger mainly spoke on rural matters in the Commons.
Roger was defeated in 2015. He was re-elected to Powys county council in 2017.
He is now 71.
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