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Biography
Nicholas James Rogers (born 19 August 1985) is a British Conservative Party politician. He is a member of the London Assembly representing South West London.
Early life and education
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.
Career
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.
Since 2015, he has been an incident controller at Network Rail. From 2016 to 2020, he was a director of TEDxKingstonUponThames.
Political Career
In 2010, Rogers ran to be a Conservative Councillor in Lambeth for Knight's Hill ward.
He was elected as a Conservative to Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in 2011 and served as a councillor for the Culverden ward until 2015.
He was elected to the London Assembly representing South West London in the 2021 London Assembly election.
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.
In May 2023, he became Chair of the London Assembly's Transport Committee.
In June 2023, he announced his plans to step down at the next Assembly election.
Personal life
Rogers entered into a civil partnership in 2011 with his partner Liam. Outside politics, his interests are airships, jazz, architecture and history.