Ian Roome
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Ian Roome | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for North Devon | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Selaine Saxby |
| Majority | 6,744 (13.1%) |
| Councillor for Devon County Council | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Carol |
| Majority | 662 (19.7%) |
| Councillor for North Devon District Council | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Colin James Payne |
| Majority | 1037 (4.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 (age 57–58) |
| Party | Liberal Democrats |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Chaucer Comprehensive School |
| Website | www |
Ian Roome (/ruːm/ ⓘ) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament for North Devon in the 2024 United Kingdom general election.[1]
He previously served for two terms as Mayor of Barnstaple.[2]
Roome was born and raised in Sheffield, attending Chaucer Comprehensive School from 1979 to 1985.
After leaving school, Roome joined the Royal Air Force in 1986, serving across the United Kingdom, as well as in Germany at RAF Laarbruch. He first came to North Devon in 1989, after being posted to RAF Chivenor.[3] Later, while serving as Mayor of Barnstaple in 2018, he would help to keep RM Chivenor operational, lobbying the Defence Secretary to keep the base open, after it was announced in 2016 that it could be facing potential closure.[4]
After leaving the Royal Air Force Roome worked in mental health nursing at North Devon District Hospital, after which he decided to work as a community mental health worker across North Devon.[5]
