Seán Rogers Explained

Seán Rogers
Constituency Am:South Down
Assembly:Northern Ireland
Term Start:April 2012
Term End:5 May 2016
Predecessor:Margaret Ritchie
Successor:Colin McGrath
Birth Date:1 January 1953 [1]
Office1:Member of
Newry and Mourne District Council
Constituency1:The Mournes
Term Start1:5 May 2005
Term End1:2 April 2012
Predecessor1:Michael Cole
Birth Place:Kilkeel, Northern Ireland
Party:SDLP
Spouse:Rosemary Rogers
Children:5
Residence:Kilkeel, Northern Ireland
Alma Mater:Queen's University Belfast
University of Ulster

Seán Rogers (born 1 January 1953) is an Irish former Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician and schoolteacher who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for South Down from 2012 to 2016.

Political career

In April 2012, Rogers was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly, replacing former party leader, Margaret Ritchie, who had resigned from the Assembly.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MLA Details: Mr Seán Rogers . Aims.niassembly.gov.uk . 2017-04-29.
  2. Web site: SDLP . Sdlp.ie . 2017-04-29 . 20 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220205740/http://www.sdlp.ie/index.php/newsroom_media/newsarticle/rogers_to_replace_ritchie_in_assembly/ . dead .