Winston Roddick

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| name = Winston Roddick

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| office = North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner

| term_start = 22 November 2012

| term_end = 11 May 2016

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| successor = Arfon Jones

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| birthname = George Winston Roddick

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| birth_place = Caernarfon, Wales

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George Winston Roddick, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CB|KC}} (born 2 October 1940 in Caernarfon){{cite web|url=http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/r/5790/%28George%29%20Winston+RODDICK.aspx|title=Winston Roddick|publisher=Debretts|access-date=16 November 2012}} is a Welsh barrister, and the former North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner. At the time he was a member of the Liberal Democrats, but ran as an independent and on election resigned from the Party. Roddick was the first person to hold the post.

Early life

Roddick was born and raised in Caernarfon, educated at the Royal Naval School Tal-Handaq, Malta{{cite web | title=RN School Magazine Malta 1958 | website=Royal Naval School Tal Handaq Malta Nostalgia | url=http://www.talhandaqnostalgia.org/1958magazine/thmag58.htm | access-date=3 November 2024}} and the Sir Hugh Owen Grammar School, Caernarfon.{{cite web | last=Crump | first=Eryl | title=Judge retires and unveils plaque at new court building | website=North Wales Live | date=30 September 2012 | url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/judge-retires-unveils-plaque-new-2647509 | access-date=3 November 2024}}

After training and working as a police officer in Liverpool, he undertook a law degree at University College, London.{{cite web | title=Winston Roddick Q.C. returns to practice at 9 Park Place | website=9 Park Place Chambers | date=8 June 2016 | url=https://www.9parkplace.co.uk/news-and-events/2016/06/08/winston-roddick-q-c-returns-to-practice-at-9-park-place/ | access-date=18 August 2024}}{{cite web | last=Jones | first=Dion | title=North Wales Police and Crime commissioner Winston Roddick elected to new top job | website=North Wales Live | date=14 October 2015 | url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/north-wales-police-crime-commissioner-10260567 | access-date=18 August 2024}}

Career

=Legal career=

He then trained as a barrister, appointed to the bar in 1968,{{cite web|url=http://www.9parkplace.co.uk/our-members/winston-roddick/|title=Winston Roddick|publisher=9 Park Place|access-date=16 November 2012}} and then became a Crown Court recorder. One of Wales's leading barristers, he took silk in 1986, and was appointed as the first Counsel General for Wales in 1998, the most senior legal adviser to the Welsh Assembly, during which time he advised on the creation and legislative passing of the Welsh Language Act 1993.

=Political career=

Roddick has twice stood for the Liberal Party unsuccessfully in Parliamentary elections: in Anglesey at the 1970 general election, and in Cardiff South and Penarth in 1983. He also served as Chairman of the Welsh Liberal Party in the early 1980s.The Times Guide to the House of Commons: June 1983, p.72

==Police and Crime Commissioner==

In November 2012, he sought election as the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales Police, beating Labour's Tal Michael on the second count.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-20349552|title=Winston Roddick elected as North Wales police and crime commissioner|publisher=BBC Wales|date=16 November 2012|access-date=16 November 2012}} After his election, he was criticised for running as an independent even though he is a member of the Liberal Democrats, with the Welsh Labour Party accusing him of 'hiding' his allegiance for political reasons.{{cite news|last=Bodden|first=Tom|title=New Police Commissioner says he didn't try to hide Lib Dem membership|url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2012/11/20/new-police-commissioner-says-he-didn-t-try-to-hide-lib-dem-membership-55578-32266040/|access-date=21 November 2012|newspaper=Daily Post|date=20 November 2012}} Roddick stood down at the 2016 elections and the seat was won by Arfon Jones of Plaid Cymru.

=Other=

In 1997, Roddick was appointed a member of the Independent Television Commission{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}, and between 2004 and 2012 was a member of the S4C Authority.{{cite web | title=No problem with me selecting new S4C chief, insists QC | website=Wales Online | date=12 September 2011 | url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/no-problem-selecting-new-s4c-1810384 | access-date=3 November 2024}}

Personal life

He is a member of the Gorsedd of Bards,{{cite web | last=Live | first=North Wales | title=Robes of honour | website=North Wales Live | date=23 June 2004 | url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/robes-of-honour-2928554 | access-date=3 November 2024}} patron of Caernarfon Rugby Club, an Honorary Life Member of Caernarfon Town F.C. Supporters Club,{{cite web | last=Hickey | first=Alex | title=One year on from his appointment as Police and Crime Commissioner | website=North Wales Live | date=23 November 2013 | url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/winston-roddick---one-year-6333815 | access-date=3 November 2024}} the Honorary President of GISDA (Gwynedd charity for homeless young people),{{cite web | last=Live | first=North Wales | title=Empty Caernarfon shop transformed | website=North Wales Live | date=22 February 2013 | url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/empty-caernarfon-shop-transformed-2639825 | access-date=3 November 2024}} and the Vice President of the Caernarfon Male Voice Choir.{{cite web | title=Choir Sponsors | website=Caernarfon Male Voice Choir | url=https://www.cormeibioncaernarfon.org/choir-sponsors.html | access-date=3 November 2024}}

Honours

Roddick was awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath in 2003,{{cite web | title=Honour for former assembly official | website=BBC NEWS | date=31 December 2003 | url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/3357981.stm | access-date=3 November 2024}} and became an Honorary Fellow of the University of Aberystwyth in 1999.{{cite web | title=Honorary Awards | website=Aberystwyth University | date=22 July 2024 | url=https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/about-us/history/history/honorary-awards/#honorary-fellowships | access-date=3 November 2024}}