| George Rogers | |
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| MLA for Leduc-Beaumont-Devon | |
| In office 2004 – present |
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| Preceded by | New District |
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| Born | September 14, 1958 [1] Jamaica |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
George A. 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. He is currently the MLA for the riding of Leduc-Beaumont-Devon.[2]
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George Rogers was born in Jamaica 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.
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 was elected to his first term as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Leduc-Beaumont-Devon on November 22, 2004. On December 15, 2006, he was appointed a member of the Treasury Board. In addition to his role as MLA, he is 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 and the Cabinet Policy Committee on Managing Growth Pressures.