Lord Roper

Contact details

Westminster

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 8663
Fax: 020 7219 0860
roperj@parliament.uk

Biography

Electoral history

Contested (Labour) High Peak, Derbyshire 1964 general election. MP (Lab/Co-op 1970-81, SDP 1981-83) for Farnworth 1970-83. Contested (SDP) Worsley 1983 general election

Parliamentary career

PPS to Minister of State, Department of Industry 1978-79; Opposition Spokesperson for Defence 1979-81

Lords career

Liberal Democrat Chief Whip 2001-05; Deputy Speaker 2008-; Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees 2008-12

Party groups

Hon. Treasurer, Fabian Society 1976-81; Chair, Labour Committee for Europe 1976-80

International bodies

Council of Europe: Consultant 1965-6, Member, Consultative Assembly 1973-80, Chair, Committee on Culture and Education 1979-80; President, General Council, UNA 1972-78; Member, Western European Union Assembly 1973-80: Chair, Committee on Defence Questions and Armaments 1977-80

Name, style and title

Raised to the peerage as Baron Roper, of Thorney Island in the City of Westminster 2000

Register of Interests

Nil

No registrable interests