Paul Rowen
Paul joined the Liberal Party in 1972. He was elected a local Councillor in 1983 and became Leader of the group in 1990 becoming Leader of Rochdale Council twice between 1992-96 and 2004-05. During his time as Leader the group grew from 12 to 33. He was Parliamentary Candidate at the 2001,2005 and 2010 General Elections and was elected MP from 2005-2010.