John Cope, Baron Cope of Berkeley
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John Ambrose Cope, Baron Cope of Berkeley, PC (born 13 May 1937) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He served as Member of Parliament for South Gloucestershire from 1974 to 1983. When that constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election, he was returned for the new Northavon constituency, serving in until his defeat in the 1997 general election by the Liberal Democrat Steve Webb.
Cope served as Paymaster-General in John Major's government between 1992 and 1994. He was made a life peer as Baron Cope of Berkeley, of Berkeley in the County of Gloucestershire in 1997. Now, as Lord Cope of Berkeley, he serves as Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords, on the conservative front bench.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Frederick Corfield |
Member of Parliament for South Gloucestershire 1974–1983 |
Succeeded by (constituency abolished) |
| Preceded by (new constituency) |
Member of Parliament for Northavon United Kingdom general election, 1983–1997 |
Succeeded by Steve Webb |
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| Preceded by Anthony Berry |
Treasurer of the Household 1983–1987 |
Succeeded by David Hunt |
| Preceded by The Lord Belstead |
Paymaster General 1992–1994 |
Succeeded by David Heathcoat-Amory |
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