Career
He was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2000 for services to local government. He was Honorary Colonel to 2 (City of Dundee) Signal Sqn (Volume(s)) from 2002–2010,
In 1992 he stood for the United Kingdom Parliament in the seat of Perth & Kinross for the Scottish Labour Party. From 1999 till 2014 he was Chair ESEP Limited, and taught Economics and Management at the University of Abertay Dundee.
He was Vice Chair of the HMS Frigate Unicorn Preservation Society from 2002 to 2014.
He co-authored a history of the University of Dundee, "Dundee a Celebration", (2007).
Membership
Rolfe also served as the Deputy Leader of both the Tayside Regional Council and Dundee City Council as well as holding various Convenerships, He has been a member of the Angus and Dundee Tourist Board, Tayside Business Gateway and chair of the Dundee Partnership. He was previously Convener of the Scottish Police Services Authority, an executive member of the Convension of Scottish Local Authorities, an executive member of the Campaign for a Scottish Assembly, a Court member of the University of Dundee, member of the General Teaching Council of Scotland and a Director of Scottish Enterprise Tayside. He is a founding member of the Arab Trust, a supporters organisation for Dundee United F.C.
