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The Right Honourable
The Lord Cope of Berkeley
PC
The Right Honourable The Lord Cope of Berkeley PC
Opposition Chief Whip of the House of Lords
	In office; 18 September 2001 – 2 July 2007
Leader	Iain Duncan Smith; Michael Howard; David Cameron
Preceded by	The Lord Henley
Succeeded by	The Baroness Anelay of St John's
Paymaster General
	In office; 14 April 1992 – 20 July 1994
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	The Lord Belstead
Succeeded by	David Heathcoat-Amory
Deputy Chairman and Treasurer of the Conservative Party
	In office; 1 November 1990 – 1 April 1992
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher; John Major
Preceded by	David Trippier
Succeeded by	Angela Rumbold
Minister of State for Northern Ireland
	In office; 25 July 1989 – 28 November 1990
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Ian Stewart
Succeeded by	Brian Mawhinney; The Lord Belstead
Minister of State for Employment
	In office; 13 June 1987 – 25 July 1989
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Kenneth Clarke
Succeeded by	Tim Eggar
Treasurer of the Household
	In office; 11 June 1983 – 15 June 1987
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Anthony Berry
Succeeded by	David Hunt
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
	In office; 9 January 1981 – 13 June 1983
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	John MacGregor
Assistant Whip
	In office; 16 May 1979 – 9 January 1981
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	James Tinn
Member of Parliament; for Northavon
	In office; 9 June 1983 – 8 April 1997
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Steve Webb
Member of Parliament; for South Gloucestershire
	In office; 28 February 1974 – 13 May 1983
Preceded by	Frederick Corfield
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal
	In office; 4 October 1997 – 13 May 2020; Life Peerage
Personal details
Born	13 May 1937 (age 87)
Political party	Conservative
Education	Oakham School

John Ambrose Cope, Baron Cope of Berkeley, PC (born 13 May 1937) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.^[1]

Education

Cope was educated at Oakham School before qualifying as a Chartered Accountant.^[2]

Career

Cope contested Woolwich East in the 1970 general election, but was defeated by Labour's Christopher Mayhew. Thereafter 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 until his defeat in the 1997 general election by the Liberal Democrat Steve Webb. Within the Conservative Party, he was an Assistant Whip from June 1979 to June 1981.

His first political office was as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury (June 1981 to June 1983), and then he was Treasurer of HM Household (1983–1987), and was then appointed Minister of State for Employment (with a special focus on small businesses) 1987–1989. He was then Minister of State for Security and Finance at the Northern Ireland Office until November 1990. In the meantime, in 1988, he was sworn as a member of the Privy Council.^[3] Cope served as Deputy Chairman and Treasurer of the Conservative Party from 1 November 1990,^[3] succeeding David Trippier. He was succeeded by Dame Angela Rumbold on 1 April 1992.^[4] Cope served as Paymaster General (HM Treasury) in John Major's government between 1992 and 1994.^[3]

He was made a life peer as Baron Cope of Berkeley, of Berkeley in the County of Gloucestershire on 4 October 1997.^[5] He served as Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords, on the Conservative front bench, from 2001 to 2007, when he was replaced by Baroness Anelay.

His daughter Lucy was formerly married to Jack Lopresti, who was Member of Parliament for Filton and Bradley Stoke, one of Northavon's successor seats.

In 2012, Cope made the opening speech to the House of Lords, presenting a motion for the Loyal Address on the opening day of Parliament.^[6]

He retired from the House of Lords on 13 May 2020, his 83rd birthday.^[7]

Charity work

Cope is a patron of the charity Kids for Kids, helping children in rural areas of Darfur, Sudan.^[8] He is a patron of The West of England MS Therapy Centre,^[9] a charity helping those in Bristol and the surrounding areas live independent lives whilst coping with MS and other neurological conditions, Cope is also President of the Friends of the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases in Bath.^[10]

Cope has also been a Trustee of War Memorials Trust since 1999; this is a conservation charity that works for the protection of war memorials across the United Kingdom.^[11]

References

^ "The American Sniper and Red Dot Sights". 18 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ "Members of the House of Lords". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Parliamentary career for Lord Cope of Berkeley – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk.
^ Butler, David; Butler, Gareth (1994). British Political Facts, 1900–1994 (7th ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 128. ISBN 0-333-52617-1.
^ "No. 54914". The London Gazette. 8 October 1997. p. 11339.
^ "Lords Hansard text for 9 May 201209 May 2012 (pt 0001)". parliament.uk.
^ "Lord Cope of Berkeley". UK Parliament. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
^ "Kids For Kids". Kids For Kids.
^ "Charity in Bristol The Brightwell". The Brightwell.
^ "Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases – Help Fundraise". rnhrd.nhs.uk. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
^ "War Memorials Trust". warmemorials.org.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Frederick Corfield	Member of Parliament for South Gloucestershire 1974–1983	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Northavon 1983–1997	Succeeded by Steve Webb
Political offices
Preceded by James Tinn	Assistant Whip 1979–1981	Succeeded by
Preceded by John MacGregor	Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 1981–1983	Succeeded by
Preceded by Anthony Berry	Treasurer of the Household 1983–1987	Succeeded by David Hunt
Preceded by Kenneth Clarke	Minister of State for Employment 1987–1989	Succeeded by Tim Eggar
Preceded by Ian Stewart	Minister of State for Northern Ireland 1989–1990	Succeeded by Brian Mawhinney The Lord Belstead
Preceded by The Lord Belstead	Paymaster General 1992–1994	Succeeded by David Heathcoat-Amory
Preceded by The Lord Henley	Opposition Chief Whip of the House of Lords 2001–2007	Succeeded by The Baroness Anelay of St John's
Party political offices
Preceded by David Trippier	Deputy Chairman and Treasurer of the Conservative Party 1990–1992	Succeeded by Dame Angela Rumbold
Preceded by The Lord Henley	Conservative Chief Whip of the House of Lords 2001–2007	Succeeded by The Baroness Anelay of St John's
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by The Lord Davies of Oldham	Gentlemen Baron Cope of Berkeley	Succeeded by The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath