| Steve Rotheram MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Liverpool Walton |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Kilfoyle |
| Majority | 19,818 (57.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 November 1961 Anfield, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | John Moores University |
| Profession | Construction |
Steven Philip "Steve" Rotheram[1] (born 4 November 1961) [2] is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Liverpool Walton since the 2010 general election. A former Lord Mayor of Liverpool, he was selected by the Labour selection conference in March 2010.[3] He also served as a councillor for Fazakerley ward on Liverpool City Council until standing down at the 2011 election.
Rotherham, a Liverpool Football Club supporter, gave on the twentieth anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster a speech in which he said, "I'm one of the fortunate ones, as I swapped my Leppings Lane ticket for a stand seat 15 minutes before kick-off" and, "If I can go from being a brickie in Kirkby to the Lord Mayor, who knows what these 96 people may have achieved in their lives."[4]
In October 2011, Rotherham opened a debate in the House of Commons calling for all papers related to the Hillsborough Disaster to be made public, and for prime minister David Cameron to issue an apology for events leading up to and following the disaster.[5]
On 15 April 2011, the disaster's 22nd anniversary, Rotherham backed a campaign by relatives of the Hillsborough victims for Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish – who was in charge of the club at the time of the disaster – to receive a knighthood.[6]