Education
Rodgers was educated at Street Peter"s School, York and in France and Oxford.
Rodgers was educated at Street Peter"s School, York and in France and Oxford.
He became a scholar in modern history at Oxford and subsequently joined the staff of University College, Hull. He then entered the private sector becoming deputy chairman of the advertising agency J Walter Thompson Limited. During World World War II, he worked in the Foreign Office, the Department of Overseas Trade (as director of post-war planning) and the Ministry of Production.
He then worked in business, travelling widely and becoming chairman of the British Market Research Bureau.
He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to David Eccles from 1951 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade 1958-1960.
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He was a member of the British Broadcasting Corporation General Advisory Council 1945-1952.
Rodgers was Member of Parliament for Sevenoaks from 1950 until 1979.