John Roper, Baron Roper
John Francis Hodgess Roper, Baron Roper PC (10 September 1935 – 29 January 2016) was a British Liberal Democrat politician.
The Right Honourable The Lord Roper PC | |
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| Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords | |
| In office 7 June 2001 – 5 May 2005 | |
| Leader | Charles Kennedy |
| Preceded by | The Lord Harris of Greenwich |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Shutt of Greetland |
| Director, Institute for Security Studies of Western European Union | |
| In office April 1990 – September 1995 | |
| Chief Whip, Social Democrat Party | |
| In office 26 March 1981 – 9 June 1983 | |
| Leader | Roy Jenkins |
| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | John Cartwright |
| Member of Parliament for Farnworth | |
| In office 18 June 1970 – 9 June 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest Thornton |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Francis Hodgess Roper 10 September 1935 |
| Died | 29 January 2016 (aged 80) |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
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| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford; University of Chicago |
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