George Cooper (Canadian politician)

George Cooper
CM QC
Member of Parliament
for Halifax
In office
May 1979  February 1980
Preceded by Robert Stanfield
Succeeded by Gerald Regan
Personal details
Born George Thomas Hendery Cooper
(1941-06-24) 24 June 1941
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political party Progressive Conservative
Profession lawyer

George Thomas Hendery Cooper CM CD QC (born 24 June 1941 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a lawyer.

He was elected to Parliament at the Halifax riding in the 1979 general election. He served one federal term in office, the 31st Canadian Parliament, during which he was parliamentary secretary for the Attorney General and the Minister of Justice. In the 1980 federal election, Cooper was defeated by Gerald Regan of the Liberals.

Cooper was selected as the Interim President of the University of King's College on 9 July 2012.[1]

References

  1. "Dr George Cooper selected as interim president". www.ukings.ca.
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