George Cooper (Canadian politician)
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George Cooper CM QC |
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| Member of Parliament for Halifax |
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In office May 1979 – February 1980 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Stanfield |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Regan |
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George Thomas Hendery Cooper 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 became the 24th President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of King's College on 9 July 2012. He concluded his term on June 30, 2016.
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