Nicholas Rogers | |
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| Member of the London Assembly for South West | |
| In office 6 May 2021 –6 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Tony Arbour |
| Succeeded by | Gareth Roberts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicholas James Rogers 19 August 1985 Royal Tunbridge Wells,Kent,England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Domestic partner | Liam Rogers |
Nicholas James Rogers (born 19 August 1985) is a former British Conservative Party politician who was the Member of the London Assembly (AM) for South West from 2021 until 2024. [1] [2]
Rogers was born in 1985,the son of Neil Rogers and Fiona Dunn. He received a degree in management from Royal Holloway,University of London. [1]
In 2007,Rogers joined Transport for London as a graduate and spent 18 months as a manager at Waterloo Station. He is also a former special constable in the Metropolitan Police. [3]
Since 2015,he has been an incident controller at Network Rail. From 2016 to 2020,he was a director of TEDxKingstonUponThames. [1]
In a 2024 talk given at TEDxKingstonUponThames,Rogers discussed his lifelong interest in airships and their potential return to commercial use. [4] Later that year,he set up a podcast focused on airship history. [5]
In 2010,Rogers ran to be a Conservative Councillor in Lambeth for Knight's Hill ward. [6]
He was elected as a Conservative to Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in 2011 and served as a councillor for the Culverden ward until 2015. [7] [8]
He was elected to the London Assembly representing South West London in the 2021 London Assembly election. [9]
In March 2023,he put forward a motion for a new permanent statue of the late Queen Elizabeth ll to be placed in a London location. The motion was passed by the London Assembly. [10]
In May 2023,he became Chair of the London Assembly's Transport Committee. [11]
In June 2023,he announced his plans to step down at the next Assembly election. [12] In a Spectator article published after the 2024 London Assembly and Mayoral elections,Rogers noted he was no longer a member of the Conservative Party. [13]
Rogers entered into a marriage in 2011 with his partner Liam. Outside politics,his interests are airships,jazz,architecture,history and cats. [1]
In October 2024 he announced he had been diagnosed with bowel cancer. He received successful treatment later that year. [14]
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