Jack Cooper, Baron Cooper of Stockton Heath
John Cooper, Baron Cooper of Stockton Heath (7 June 1908 – 2 September 1988), known as Jack Cooper, 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.
In July 1966, he was made a life peer as Baron Cooper of Stockton Heath, of Stockton Heath in the County Palatine of Chester.
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Jack Cooper
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Wilmot |
Member of Parliament for Deptford 1950–1951 |
Succeeded by Sir Leslie Plummer |
| Trade union offices | ||
| Preceded by Tom Williamson |
General Secretary of the National Union of General and Municipal Workers 1962 - 73 |
Succeeded by David Basnett |
| Preceded by William Carron and George Lowthian |
Trades Union Congress representative to the AFL-CIO 1967 With: Harry Nicholas |
Succeeded by Sidney Greene and George Smith |
| Preceded by Sidney Greene |
President of the Trades Union Congress 1971 |
Succeeded by George Smith |
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