| Stephen Rogers | |
| Birth Date: | 28 March 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Office: | 29th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |
| Premier: | Bill Vander Zalm Rita Johnston |
| Lieutenant Governor: | David Lam |
| Term Start: | April 5, 1990 |
| Term End: | October 16, 1991 |
| Predecessor: | John Reynolds |
| Successor: | Joan Sawicki |
| Constituency Am1: | Vancouver South |
| Assembly1: | British Columbia Legislative |
| Term Start1: | December 11, 1975 |
| Term End1: | October 17, 1991 |
| Predecessor1: | Jack Radford Daisy Webster |
| Successor1: | Riding Abolished |
| Alongside1: | William Strongman (1975-1979) Peter Hyndman (1979-1983) Russell Fraser (1983-1991) |
| Office3: | Minister of Environment and Parks of British Columbia |
| Premier3: | Bill Vander Zalm |
| Term Start3: | November 6, 1986 [1] |
| Term End3: | March 3, 1987 |
| Predecessor3: | Forbes Charles Austin Pelton |
| Successor3: | William Bruce Strachan |
| Office4: | Minister of Intergovernmental Relations of British Columbia |
| Premier4: | Bill Vander Zalm |
| Term Start4: | March 3 |
| Term End4: | November 13, 1987 |
| Predecessor4: | William Bruce Strachan |
| Office5: | Minister of State, Nechako of British Columbia |
| Premier5: | Bill Vander Zalm |
| Term Start5: | October 22, 1987 |
| Term End5: | July 6, 1988 |
| Office6: | Minister of Transportation and Highways of British Columbia |
| Premier6: | Bill Vander Zalm |
| Term Start6: | November 13, 1987 |
| Term End6: | July 6, 1988 |
| Predecessor6: | Clifford Charles Michael |
| Successor6: | Thomas Neil Vant |
| Party: | Social Credit |
| Occupation: | Pilot |
Charles Stephen Rogers (born March 28, 1942) is a former British Columbia politician who served as the member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) for the riding of Vancouver South from 1975 to 1991. Rogers ran for the leadership of the British Columbia Social Credit Party in the 1986 leadership race, but lost to Bill Vander Zalm.[2]
Rogers was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Forrest Rogers and Gwynneth Thomas, and was educated in Vernon and Vancouver. In 1967, Rogers married Margaret Wallace.[3] He married his second wife Valerie Richards in 1991. Stephen has four children—two from both marriages.
Rogers was elected as a Social Credit MLA in Vancouver South in 1975, 1979, 1983 and 1986. His career culminated in serving as Speaker until 1991 when he returned to his career as an airline pilot with Air Canada. He retired from Air Canada in 2002.[4]
Rogers was forced to resign from the position of Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources in 1986 after it was disclosed that he was in a conflict of interest position involving a personal tax shelter investment.[5] He resigned as Minister of Health later that same year just before he was charged with failure to disclose financial holdings as required by law.[6] In 1987, Rogers resigned as Minister of the Environment following conflict of interest allegations related to a change in boundaries for Strathcona Provincial Park.[7]
He ran as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for the riding of Vancouver Quadra in the 2004 election and again in 2006, losing both times to Liberal Stephen Owen.[8]
Rogers is a lifelong resident of Vancouver.