Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons | |
| Acting 19 December 2022 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Speaker | Lindsay Hoyle |
| Member of Parliament for Herne Bay and Sandwich North Thanet (1983–2024) | |
| Assumed office 9 June 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 2,499 (5.1%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 August 1943 Poole, Dorset, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Susan Gabrielle Marks |
| Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| Occupation | Broadcaster, television/radio producer, journalist |
| Website | rogergale |
Sir Roger James Gale (born 20 August 1943) is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Herne Bay and Sandwich, previously North Thanet, since 1983. He had a career in journalism and broadcasting from 1964, around the same time as he joined the Conservative Party, until 1983.
He was a prominent and vocal critic of Boris Johnson during his leadership of the Conservative Party.