Sir John Charles Rodgers, 1st Baronet (5 October 1906 – 29 March 1993
) was a British
Conservative
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politician.
Rodgers was educated at
St Peter's School, York
St Peter's School is a co-educational independent boarding and day school (also referred to as a public school), in the English City of York, with extensive grounds on the banks of the River Ouse. Founded by St Paulinus of York in AD 627, ...
, and in France and
Oxford
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. He became a scholar in modern history at Oxford and subsequently joined the staff of
University College, Hull
, mottoeng = Bearing the Torch f learning, established = 1927 – University College Hull1954 – university status
, type = Public
, endowment = £18.8 million (2016)
, budget = £190 million ...
.
He then entered the private sector becoming deputy chairman of the advertising agency
J Walter Thompson Ltd. During World War II, he worked in the
Foreign Office
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* Foreign policy, how a country interacts with other countries
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in many countries
** Foreign Office, a department of the UK government
** Foreign office and foreign minister
* Unit ...
, the
Department of Overseas Trade (as director of post-war planning) and the
Ministry of Production
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.
He then worked in business, travelling widely and becoming chairman of the British Market Research Bureau. He was a member of the
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from 1950 until 1979. He served as
1958–60.