Roy Galley

Who is Roy Galley?

Roy Galley is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected as Member of Parliament for Halifax in the 1983 general election, defeating the sitting Labour MP Dr Shirley Summerskill.

Roy was educated at King Edward VII School followed by Worcester College, Oxford.

As in many of the constituencies in that election, Galley's victory in a previously Labour seat was due a swing from Labour to the SDP, and when the SDP vote fell in the 1987 general election, he was defeated by Labour's Alice Mahon.

Whilst in Parliament he was Secretary of the Conservative Backbench Health Committee and a member of the Social services Select Committee. He also introduced a private member's Bill on Local Government to restrict the ability of local authorities to increase local taxes by more than the rate of inflation.

After losing the 1987 election, he returned to Royal Mail where he held a series of senior management jobs.From 1994 to 1996, he was Director of Restructuring for Royal Mail London when he closed 4 Mail centres in order to improve operational efficiency and introduce new working practices.In 1998 he was appointed as Head of Strategic Planning for Post Office Group Property.