John Cooper, Baron Cooper of Stockton Heath (7 June 1908 – 2 September 1988) was a British Labour Party politician and trade union leader.

At the 1950 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for Deptford, but stood down from the House of Commons at the 1951 general election.

From 1961 to 1973 he was general secretary of the National Union of General and Municipal Workers.

On 11 July 1966, he was made a life peer as Baron Cooper of Stockton Heath, of Stockton Heath in the County Palatine of Chester.[1]

References

  1. ^ "No. 44051". The London Gazette. 12 July 1966. p. 7828.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byJohn Wilmot Member of Parliament for Deptford 1950–1951 Succeeded bySir Leslie Plummer Trade union offices Preceded byTom Cochrane Southern District Secretary of the National Union of General and Municipal Workers 1944–1962 Succeeded byFred Walker Preceded byWilliam E. Hopkin Chairman of the National Union of General and Municipal Workers 1952–1962 Succeeded byBernard Swindell Preceded byTom Williamson General Secretary of the National Union of General and Municipal Workers 1962–1973 Succeeded byDavid Basnett Preceded byWilliam Carron and George Lowthian Trades Union Congress representative to the AFL-CIO 1967 With: Harry Nicholas Succeeded bySidney Greene and George Smith Preceded bySidney Greene President of the Trades Union Congress 1971 Succeeded byGeorge Smith


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