Peter Rogers (politician)

Peter Standing Rogers (born 2 January 1940) is a former Welsh Conservative politician, farmer and magistrate who was a Member of the Welsh Assembly (AM) for the North Wales Region from 1999 to 2003.

Early life and career
Peter Standing Rogers was born on 2 January 1940 in Wrexham, Wales. He was raised in Birkenhead, England, where he attended Prenton Secondary School. He later studied at the Cheshire School of Agriculture, where he received a credit certificate in agriculture.

Political career
Rogers was Vice President of the Ynys Môn Conservative Association, and a member of the National Assembly for Wales for North Wales in the First Assembly (1999–2003). He was placed seventh on the North Wales regional list for the Conservative Party in the 2003 Assembly election, and stood as an Independent in Ynys Môn for the National Assembly for Wales elections in 2007. He also stood in the Ynys Môn constituency as an independent at the 2005 general election, coming third (ahead of the Conservative candidate), and at the 2010 general election, placing fifth.