Terry Rooney | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee | |
| In office 18 July 2005 – 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope |
| Succeeded by | Anne Begg |
| Member of Parliament for Bradford North | |
| In office 8 November 1990 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Wall |
| Succeeded by | David Ward (Bradford East) |
| Member of Bradford Council for University | |
| In office 5 May 1983 – 2 May 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Gary Armitage |
| Succeeded by | A. Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Terence Henry Rooney 11 November 1950 Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Susanne Rooney |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Bradford, England |
| Education | Bradford College Buttershaw Comprehensive School |
| Occupation | Welfare Rights Adviser |
Terence Henry Rooney (born 11 November 1950) is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bradford North from 1990 to 2010.[1][2]
He chaired the Work and Pensions Select Committee from 2005 to 2010, and was the first member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints elected to the UK Parliament. Rooney's constituency was replaced by Bradford East in boundary changes for the 2010 general election, and he was defeated in the new seat by the Liberal Democrat candidate David Ward.[2]