John Grogan

Former Chair
Hatfield Colliery


John Grogan is the former MP for both Selby (1997-2010) and Keighley (2017-2019)  in Yorkshire in the North of England . Selby was one of the largest deep mines in Europe. When closure was announced John worked with Government to set up the Selby Taskforce to assist the miners find new jobs and bring new opportunities to the area.  Between 2012 and 2015 John chaired employee owned Hatfield Colliery which was the last but one deep coal mine in the United Kingdom to close . John is currently Chair of the Mongolian British Chamber of Commerce