What is Rod Richards?
'''Roderick Richards''' (12 March 1947 &ndash; 13 July 2019) was a British politician. He was a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] before joining [[UK Independence Party]] in 2013. He was the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Clwyd North West (UK Parliament constituency)|Clwyd North West]], in [[Wales]], from 1992 to 1997. Richards was also the Conservative leader in the [[National Assembly for Wales]] in 1999, after being elected as an [[Member of the National Assembly for Wales|Assembly Member]] for [[North Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|North Wales]]. He was born in [[Llanelli]], Wales. Richards died on 13 July 2019 in [[Penarth]], Wales of [[cancer]], aged 72.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-48205289 |title=Former Conservative politician Rod Richards dies |publisher=BBC News |date=2019-07-14 |access-date=2019-07-14}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Richards, Rod}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Wales]] [[Category:Welsh politicians]] {{bio-stub}}