Steve Rotheram

Steve Rotheram
Ricky Tomlinson and Steve Rotheram campaigning for Shrewsbury 24 justice
Born	Steven Philip Rotherham 4 November 1961 Anfield, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Liverpool Hope University
Spouse	Sandra Rotheram
Party	Labour
UK Labour mayor of Liverppol  Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region In office 8 May 2017 - Present  Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition In office 12 September 2015 - 3 May 2017  Member of Parliament for Liverpool Walton In office 6 May 2010 - Present  Lord Mayor of Liverpool In office 1 May 2008 - 7 May 2009

Steve Rotherham (born 4 November 1961) is a British Labour Party politician who is the Member of Parliament for Liverpool Walton and has been the mayor of Liverpool since the Liverpool City Region mayoral election 2017.

Career

Steve Rotherham was born in Liverpool and left school to become a bricklayer, setting up his own company at the age of 22. He completed a Masters in Contemporary Urban Renaissance at Liverpool Hope University and worked as a Business Manager for the Learning and Skills Council. He represented the Fazakerley ward as a councillor on Liverpool City Council and went on to serve as Lord Mayor of Liverpool from 2008 to 2009.

Steve Rotheram has been the MP for Liverpool Walton since the 2010 General Election. As an MP, he campaigned for the release of all government papers relating to the Hillsborough disaster.

Rotheram is Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's Parliamentary Private Secretary. In August 2016, he was selected as Labour candidate for the 2017 Liverpool mayoral election.

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