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| honorific-prefix = | name = Roger Berry | honorific-suffix = | image = | office = Member of Parliament for Kingswood | parliament = | predecessor = Robert Hayward | successor = Chris Skidmore | term_start = 9 April 1992 | term_end = 12 April 2010 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|7|4|df=y}} | birth_place = Huddersfield | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = British | spouse = Alison Delyth | party = Labour | relations = Ruth Berry {{small|(Mother)}} | children = | residence = | alma_mater = University of Bristol University of Sussex | occupation = | profession = | religion = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} Dr Roger Leslie Berry (born 4 July 1948) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingswood from the 1992 general election ending at the 2010 general election. Early lifeRoger Berry was born in 1948 in Huddersfield and educated at the Dalton County Primary School on Mayfield Avenue in Huddersfield; Huddersfield New College; the University of Bristol, where he obtained a BSc in Economics in 1970; and the University of Sussex where he was awarded a DPhil in Economics in 1977.[1] Berry lectured in Economics at the School of African and Asian Studies in London from 1973–4; Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex from 1973–4; the University of Papua New Guinea from 1974–8; and the University of Bristol from 1978–92. He was elected as a councillor to the Avon County Council in 1981, becoming the deputy in 1985 and the group leader in from 1986–92; he stood down from the council in 1993. Parliamentary careerBerry contested Weston-super-Mare at the 1983 General Election but was defeated by Jerry Wiggin. Berry also unsuccessfully fought the seat of Bristol for the European Parliament in 1984. Berry was selected to contest the marginal seat of Kingswood at the 1987 General Election and was defeated by Robert Hayward by over 4,000 votes. Berry again contested Kingswood against Hayward at the 1992 General Election and this time was victorious, winning the seat with a majority of 2,370. He made his maiden speech on 10 June 1992. Berry was a frequent "rebel" against the Labour government since 1997. He was a Member of the Trade and Industry Committee. On 17 January 2007, he criticised the government for halting a corruption inquiry into arms sales to Saudi Arabia, saying it would do irreparable damage to Britain's reputation.[2] In December 2007 Berry added his name to a petition to save the threatened Cadbury's Somerdale Factory from demolition. The petition urges for English Heritage to protect the historic birthplace of modern chocolate production.[3] Early on in his parliamentary career, Berry became known as a disability rights activist, and was Secretary and Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Disability Group.[4] Berry lost his seat to Conservative Party candidate Chris Skidmore in the 2010 General Election.[4] His unseating was the result of a swing of nearly 10% in favour of the Tories, with Labour Party officials blaming his defeat on a restructuring of constituency boundaries which were seen to favour the Tory vote.[5] Since losing his seat, Berry has become a Trustee of the charity Disability Rights UK.[6] and is Chair of the Avon & Bristol Law Centre.[7] Personal lifeHe married Alison Delyth in December 1996 in Pontypridd. References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerberrymp.co.uk/7eb7b953-ac58-4b24-295b-d11e39ce10ed |title=Roger Berry MP – Biography |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617214632/http://www.rogerberrymp.co.uk/7eb7b953-ac58-4b24-295b-d11e39ce10ed |archivedate=17 June 2008 }} 2. ^{{cite news | title = Watchdog chief warns Saudi arms probe 'must be re-opened' | date = 17 January 2007 | url = http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23382130-details/Watchdog%20chief%20warns%20Saudi%20arms%20probe%20'must%20be%20re-opened'/article.do | archive-url = https://archive.is/20130506155801/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23382130-details/Watchdog%20chief%20warns%20Saudi%20arms%20probe%20'must%20be%20re-opened'/article.do | dead-url = yes | archive-date = 6 May 2013 | publisher = Evening Standard }} 3. ^{{cite news | title = Save Our Somerdale | date = 13 December 2007 | url = http://www.saveoursomerdale.co.uk/viewPetition/ | publisher = Thinking Differently Ltd | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080407210624/http://www.saveoursomerdale.co.uk/viewPetition/ | archivedate = 7 April 2008 | df = dmy-all }} 4. ^{{cite news| title = Election 2010-Constituency:Kingswood | date = 6 May 2010 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/results/constituency/c47.stm | publisher = BBC}} 5. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/news/Upset-Berry-loses-Kingswood/article-2128438-detail/article.html |title=Roger Berry ousted in Kingswood in huge vote swing to Tories | Bath News |publisher=This is Bath |date=7 May 2010 |accessdate=4 October 2012}} 6. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://disabilityrightsuk.org/about-us/our-team/trustees |title=Trustees |publisher=Disability Rights UK |accessdate=30 July 2014}} 7. ^ablc.org.uk External links
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