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Wales - Roger Williams

A founder member of the SDP in 1981 and one of its first local councillors, in Powys, mid Wales, Roger Williams entered Parliament in 2001 as the Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon and Radnorshire.

A farmer and former chairman of the Brecon Beacons national park, he takes a keen interest in agricultural issues and he has campaigned for reform of the Common Agricultural Policy. His other interests include education - he was a former lay schools inspector - and Europe.

As a member of the European Centre for Wales in Brussels he also lobbied for EU support for Wales.

Roger Williams

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