George Rogers was elected to his second term as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Leduc-Beaumont-Devon on March 3, 2008. In addition to his duties as MLA Mr. Rogers currently serves as a member of the following committees of the Legislative Assembly:

• Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing
• Standing Committee on Legislative Offices
• Special Standing Committee on Members Services
• Select Special Auditor General Search Committee
• Standing Committee on Public Safety and Services

Previously, he was also a member of the Select Special Chief Electoral Officer Search Committee, and during his first term he served on the following standing committees of the Legislative Assembly:

• Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
• Private Bills
• Managing Growth Pressures

Mr. Rogers graduated from Leduc senior high school in 1977 and from NAIT 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 Mr. Rogers worked in the oil industry in various accounting positions up to the rank of assistant controller.

In 1986 he 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 and subsequently ran for city council in the fall of that year. He was elected in 1992 and again in 1995.

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

Mr. Rogers served two years as president of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) after four years as vice-president for cities. He also sat as a board member of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

As a 10-year member of the AUMA board Mr. Rogers has represented and advocated for Alberta municipalities on various committees and task forces that have helped to shape Alberta municipal legislation.

George Rogers was born in Jamaica and immigrated to Canada in 1975. Mr. Rogers is an avid community volunteer and a proud father of three adult children.

February 11, 2010