George Rogers (Canadian politician)

The Honourable George A. Rogers
Rogers at a 2014 charity event
MLA for Leduc-Beaumont
In office November 22, 2004 – May 5, 2015
Preceded by	New District
Succeeded by	Shaye Anderson
Mayor of Leduc, Alberta
In office 1998–2004
Preceded by	John Jackie
Succeeded by	Greg Krischke
Personal details
Born	George Arthur Rogers September 14, 1958 Jamaica
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence	Leduc, Alberta
Alma mater	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) University of Alberta
Occupation	businessman, politician

George Arthur Rogers (born September 14, 1958) is a politician from Leduc, Alberta. After serving on city council from 1992 to 1998, he was mayor of Leduc from 1998 to 2004. From 2004 to 2015 he served as MLA for the riding of Leduc-Beaumont.^[1]

Early life

George Rogers was born in Jamaica^[2] and immigrated to Canada in 1975.^[3] Rogers is a father of three children and a very active community volunteer.

Rogers graduated from Leduc Senior High School in 1977 and from Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in 1980 with a diploma in business administration with an accounting major. In 1988 he received his certificate in local government studies from the University of Alberta.

Following graduation Rogers worked in the oil industry in various accounting positions up to the rank of assistant controller.

Political career

In 1986, Rogers joined the city of Leduc as assistant treasurer and after three years moved to Redcliff, Alberta, where, as municipal administrator, he handled the roles of secretary-treasurer and assistant town manager.

In 1992, he returned home to Leduc to start a real estate sales career with Royal LePage and subsequently ran for city council in the fall of that year. He was elected in 1992 and again in 1995.

In October 1998, he was elected mayor and re-elected in October 2001.

Rogers in 2015

He served as a Board member of the Alberta Urban Municipalities association from 1993 to 2003, serving as President from 2001 to 2003; also serving as a Board Member of the Federation Of Canadian Municipalities representing Alberta. For this work, he was recognized by Alberta Venture Magazine as one of Alberta's 50 Most influential People in 2003

Rogers was elected to his first term as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Leduc-Beaumont-Devon on November 22, 2004 and subsequently re-elected in 2008 and 2012.^[4][5] On December 15, 2006, he was appointed a member of the Treasury Board. In addition to his role as MLA, he served as Deputy Speaker^[6] (May 23, 2012 to May 5, 2015) and Chair of committees, has served as deputy chair of the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund Committee, and a member of the Private Bills Committee, the Standing Committee on Managing Growth Pressures, Chair of the Cabinet Policy Committee on Public health And safety, as a member of The Legislative Policy Committee on Alberta's Economic Future, The Legislative Offices committee, Chair of The Chief Electoral Officer Search Committee, and Chair of The Ethics Commissioner Search Committee.

In the 2015 election, Rogers was defeated by New Democrat Shaye Anderson.^[7][8]

Electoral history

2004 Alberta general election results[9]			Turnout 48.01%		Swing
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	Party	Personal
	Progressive Conservative	George Rogers	6,814	52.76%	*
	Liberal	Joyce Assen	3,426	26.53%	*
	Alberta Alliance	Dale Dalke	1,140	8.83%	*
	NDP	Katie Oppen	902	6.99%	*
	Green	Stephen Lindop	382	2.96%	*
	Social Credit	Karen Richert	250	1.93%	*
Total			12,914	100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			61
27,025 Eligible Electors
	Progressive Conservative pickup new district				Swing N/A

2008 Alberta general election results[10]			Turnout 39.00%		Swing
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	Party	Personal
	Progressive Conservative	George Rogers	9,045	64.91%	12.15%
	Liberal	Joyce Assen	2,329	16.72%	-9.81%
	NDP	Lisa Erickson	1,057	7.59%	0.60%	*
	Wildrose Alliance	Sharon MacLise	1,008	7.23%		-1.60%	*
	Green	Kevin Colton	495	3.55%	0.59%	*
Total			13,934	100%
Rejected Ballots			64
35,890 Eligible Electors
	Progressive Conservative hold				Swing 10.98%

Alberta general election, 2012: Leduc-Beaumont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	George Rogers	8,417	51.31%
	Wildrose	Dave Stasiewich	5,222	31.83%
	New Democratic	Hana Razga	1,397	8.52%
	Liberal	Jasen Maminski	723	4.41%
	Alberta Party	William Munsey	453	2.76%

2015 general election

Alberta general election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Shaye Anderson	8,386	38.0%
	Wildrose	Sharon Smith	6,543	29.6%
	Progressive Conservative	George Rogers	6,229	28.2%
	Alberta Party	Bert Hoogewoonink	611	2.8%
	Green	Josh Drozda	301	1.4%

References

1. Clarke, Michelle (16 February 2011). "Ald. Mishio challenging George Rogers for nomination". Leduc Representative. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011.
3. "George Rogers: the reggae MLA". Leduc Representative. 22 September 2005. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011.
4. "Incumbent George Rogers retains Leduc-Beaumont". Edmonton Journal. April 23, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
5. "Leduc-Beaumont sees George Rogers re-elected". Leduc Rep. April 24, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
6. "MLA George Rogers ready for next chapter of his political career". The Beaumont News. June 7, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
7. "Riding results: Leduc-Beaumont". Edmonton Journal. April 22, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
8. "Orange crush rides into Leduc-Beaumont riding". Leduc Rep. May 6, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
9. "Leduc-Beaumont-Devon Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
10. The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 456–459.

External links

• Profile at the Legislative Assembly of Alberta