{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Churence Rogers | image = Churence Rogers June 2018 Cropped.jpg | caption = Churence Rogers in June 2018 | riding = Bonavista—Burin—Trinity | parliament = Canadian | term_start = December 11, 2017 <!--The Parliament of Canada website defines MPs terms as beginning on the date they are elected --> | term_end = March 23, 2025 | predecessor = Judy Foote | successor = Jonathan Rowe | birth_name = {{Birth date and age|1953|6|3}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Celebrating my 65th Birthday in the nation's Capital city of Ottawa today. Missing my NL family and friends but grateful for the opportunity to be serving as the Member of Parliament for Bonavista- Burin- Trinity. I am truly thankful for all of the B Day wishes and support !!|url=https://twitter.com/ChurenceRogers/status/1003450937007071238|last=Rogers|first=Churence|date=June 3, 2018|publisher=Twitter|access-date=October 24, 2019}}</ref> | birth_date = Centreville-Wareham-Trinity, Newfoundland, Canada | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Liberal | agent = | website = http://crogers.liberal.ca/ }}
'''Churence Rogers''' (born June 3, 1953) is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on December 11, 2017.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/federal-byelection-decided-tonight-1.4443683 "Liberals on course to win in N.L. federal byelection, voting continues in 3 others"]. CBC News, December 11, 2017.</ref> He represented the electoral district of Bonavista—Burin—Trinity as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada caucus until 2025.
==Early life== Churence Rogers was born and raised in Centreville-Wareham-Trinity.
==Political career== He served as Centreville-Wareham-Trinity mayor from 2009 to 2017, and previously served as mayor of Harbour Breton from 1997 to 2003.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/harbour-breton-says-no-to-barry-1.183956| title = Harbour Breton says no to Barry {{!}} CBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/three-more-seeking-liberal-nomination-for-bonavista-burin-trinity-156310/| title = Three more seeking Liberal nomination for Bonavista-Burin-Trinity {{!}} SaltWire}}</ref>
From 2011 to 2015, Rogers also served as president of Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador (MNL). Under his leadership, MNL negotiated a new fiscal framework arrangement with the provincial government that invested millions of dollars annually into municipalities across Newfoundland and Labrador, helping to improve the lives of families throughout our province. At the same time, he served on the national board of directors for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, and as the chair of its Atlantic Caucus.
===Federal politics=== Rogers was elected as member of parliament for the riding of Bonavista—Burin—Trinity in a by-election on December 11, 2017.<ref name="foote">{{cite news|last=Cochrane|first=David|date=August 23, 2017|title=Judy Foote steps down from federal cabinet|work=CBC News|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/judy-foote-stepping-down-1.4259894|accessdate=August 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=11 December 2017|title=Liberal Churence Rogers wins Bonavista-Burin-Trinity byelection|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/churence-rogers-byelection-1.4443095|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212030432/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/churence-rogers-byelection-1.4443095 |archive-date=2017-12-12 |access-date=|website=CBC News}}</ref>
Rogers serves on the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainability. He briefly served as a member of the Standing Joint Committee on the Scrutiny of Regulations before being selected to sit on the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans. He is a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Caucus, Atlantic Caucus and Rural Caucus. Churence is also a member of the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group, the Canada-China Parliamentary Legislative Association, and the Canada-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Rogers was re-elected in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/st-johns-east-results-2021-1.6183143 | title=Liberals flip St. John's East, trail in Coast of Bays-Central-Notre Dame|work=CBC News|date=21 September 2021|access-date=21 September 2021}}</ref>
==Personal life== Rogers and his wife Yvonne have two children and four grandchildren.
==Electoral record== ===Federal results=== {{2021 Canadian federal election/Bonavista—Burin—Trinity}} {{2019 Canadian federal election/Bonavista—Burin—Trinity}}
{{CANelec/top|CA|December 11, 2017|Bonavista—Burin—Trinity|by=yes|percent=yes|change=ye|reason=Resignation of Judy Foote}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|'''Churence Rogers'''|8,717|69.2|-12.60 }} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Mike Windsor|2,878|22.9|+12.83 }} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Tyler James Downey |598|4.7|-2.59 }} {{CANelec|CA|Libertarian|Shane Stapleton |262|2.1|N/A}} {{CANelec|CA|Green|Tyler Colbourne |138|1.1|+0.25}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit| |100.00| | }} {{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots| | | | | }} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|12,953|21.43| | | }} {{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|58,771}} <!--{{CANelec/hold|CA|Liberal|}}--> <!--{{CANelec/source|Source:|}}--> {{end}}
===Provincial results=== {{Election box begin | title=2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Bonavista North}} {{CANelec|NL|PC|Harry Harding|3384|58.33%|+1.26%}} {{CANelec|NL|Liberal|'''Churence Rogers'''|2301|39.67%|-2.67%}} {{CANelec|NL|NDP|E. Howard Parsons|116|2.00%|+1.42%}} |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== *{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=20007}}
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