Education
Rogers attended Tonbridge School before going up to Lincoln College where he read Old Norse, mediaeval Welsh and Anglo-Saxon, as well as representing Oxford University at cricket, hockey and real tennis.
Rogers attended Tonbridge School before going up to Lincoln College where he read Old Norse, mediaeval Welsh and Anglo-Saxon, as well as representing Oxford University at cricket, hockey and real tennis.
Following his elevation as a Life Peer in 2014, Lord Lisvane became a parliamentarian sitting on the crossbenches in the House of Lords. He captained Lincoln College, Oxford in the series of University Challenge broadcast in 1970, reaching the semi-final. He was a Rhodes Research Scholar in 1971 and worked briefly at the Ministry of Defence before entering parliamentary service in the House of Commons.
Rogers joined the House of Commons Service in 1972 and was involved in every aspect of the procedural and committee work of Parliament during his career, including postings as Clerk for Private Members" Bills, Clerk to the Defence Committee, Clerk of the European Scrutiny Committee, Secretary of the House of Commons Commission, Clerk of Select Committees, Clerk of the Journals (2004–2005), Principal Clerk of the Table Office (2005–2006), and Clerk of Legislation (2006–2009).
He was Clerk Assistant and Director General, Chamber and Committee Services from 2009 to 2011. He succeeded Sir Malcolm Jack as Clerk of the House of Commons on 1 October 2011.
On 30 April 2014, Rogers announced his intention to retire at the end of August that year. At the date of his retirement he had served for over four decades in the House of Commons, including more than ten years as a Clerk at the Table.
On 21 October 2014, it was announced that he was to be raised to the peerage as a Crossbencher, having been nominated personally by David Cameron.
He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Herefordshire in April 2015. 29 December 2012 – 11 December 2014: Sir Robert Rogers Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath 11 December 2014 – 15 April 2015: The Right Honourable The Lord Lisvane Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath 15 April 2015 – present: The Right Honourable The Lord Lisvane Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Doctor of Laws.
Rogers was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath) in the 2013 New Year for "parliamentary and public service". He was created a Life Peer on 11 December 2014 taking the title Baron Lisvane, of Blakemere in the County of Herefordshire and of Lisvane in the City and County of Cardiff.
He made his maiden speech on 1 June 2015, and is a member of the House of Lords Committee on Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform.
