C. L. B. Rogers | |
Nationality: | Belizean |
Office1: | Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Mesopotamia[1] |
Term Start1: | 26 March 1961 |
Term End1: | 21 November 1979 |
Predecessor1: | (Constituency created) |
Successor1: | Curl Thompson |
Birth Date: | 1928 |
Birth Place: | Tela, Honduras |
Death Place: | Belize City, Belize |
Party: | People's United Party (after 1961) National Independence Party (1958-1961) |
Carl Lindbergh Bernard Rogers, commonly known as C. L. B. Rogers, (1928 – 25 July 1996) was a Hounduran-born Belizean politician.[2]
Rogers was a founding member of the National Independence Party in 1958, winning a seat on the Belize City Council under its banner in December of that year.
A member of the People's United Party after 1961, Rogers was first elected to the British Honduras Legislative Assembly (now the Belize House of Representatives) in 1961 from Belize City-based Mesopotamia constituency. A close political ally of PUP leader and Premier George Cadle Price, Rogers served as Minister of Home Affairs and Deputy Premier. He was defeated for re-election in 1979 by the United Democratic Party's Curl Thompson.
After leaving office Rogers served as the Belizean ambassador to the United Nations.