John Roper, Baron Roper

The Lord Roper
Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords
In office
7 June 2001 – 5 May 2005
LeaderCharles Kennedy
Preceded byThe Lord Harris of Greenwich
Succeeded byThe 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
LeaderRoy Jenkins
Preceded byOffice Created
Succeeded byJohn Cartwright
Member of Parliament
for Farnworth
In office
18 June 1970 – 9 June 1983
Preceded byErnest Thornton
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of the House of Lords
Life peerage
12 May 2000 – 23 May 2015
Personal details
BornJohn Francis Hodgess Roper
(1935-09-10)10 September 1935
Died29 January 2016(2016-01-29) (aged 80)
PartyLiberal Democrats
Other political
affiliations
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford; University of Chicago
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John Francis Hodgess Roper, Baron Roper PC (10 September 1935 – 29 January 2016) was a British Liberal Democrat politician.