Welsh and British Conservative politician (1947–2019)
Rod Richards
Leader of the Welsh Conservative Party
In office 12 May 1999 – 18 August 1999
Leader
William Hague
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Nick Bourne
Member of the Welsh Assembly for North Wales
In office 6 May 1999 – 10 September 2002
Preceded by
Constituency established
Succeeded by
David Jones
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales
In office 20 July 1994 – 2 June 1996
Prime Minister
John Major
Preceded by
Nicholas Bennett
Succeeded by
Jonathan Evans
Member of Parliament for Clwyd North West
In office 9 April 1992 – 8 April 1997
Preceded by
Sir Anthony Meyer
Succeeded by
Office abolished
Personal details
Born
(1947-03-12)12 March 1947 Llanelli, Wales
Died
13 July 2019(2019-07-13) (aged 72) Penarth, Wales
Political party
UK Independence Party (2013–2019)
Other political affiliations
Conservative (until 2013)
Children
3
Education
Llandovery College, Aberystwyth University
Roderick Richards (12 March 1947 – 13 July 2019) was a British politician who was leader of the Welsh Conservatives from 1996 to 1999, and a Welsh Assembly member (AM) for the North Wales region from 1999 until 2003.
Prior to this, Richards was the Member of Parliament for Clwyd North West, in Wales, from 1992 to 1997.
He later defected to the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in 2013.
"CV: RodRichards". BBC News. 6 April 1999. "Tory AMs accused of 'jumping ship'". BBC Online. 14 September 1999. Retrieved 18 July 2019. "Richards' Tory...
Group in the National Assembly for Wales following the resignation of RodRichards as leader on 10 August, which followed the failure of senior Welsh Conservatives...
former Welsh Office Minister RodRichards, showed a combative style of politics against the Labour government. Richards subsequently resigned shortly...
leader of the Welsh Conservatives and Chief Whip under RodRichards. In August 1999, RodRichards stood as leader of the Conservative Group in the Assembly...
single office in Air Street in London's West End. The firm's Chairman is RodRichards, who joined in 1986, and its Managing Partners are Andy Gray and Markus...
RodRichards, the leader of the Welsh Conservative Group in the National Assembly for Wales, formed his frontbench team of party spokespeople on 13 May...
(15 June 2015). "45 Years Ago: Rod Stewart Nearly Captures Magic with 'Gasoline Alley'". UCR. Jagger, Mick; Richards, Keith; Watts, Charlie; Wood, Ronnie...
August and 25 August 1999 after he was elected unopposed to succeed RodRichards as group leader on 18 August, having already served as acting leader...
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Sir Vivian Richards Stadium is a stadium in North Sound, Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda. It was built for use in the 2007 Cricket World Cup where it...
three-piece in the same psychedelic hard rock vein as the Experience, with RodRichards (ex-Rare Earth) on guitar and Les Sampson on drums, and Redding switching...
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