Michael Cocks

The Lord Cocks of Hartcliffe
Shadow Chief Whip of the House of Commons
In office
4 May 1979 – 23 October 1985
LeaderJames Callaghan
Michael Foot
Neil Kinnock
Preceded byHumphrey Atkins
Succeeded byDerek Foster
Chief Whip of the House of Commons
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
In office
8 April 1976 – 4 May 1979
Prime MinisterJames Callaghan
Preceded byBob Mellish
Succeeded byMichael Jopling
Member of Parliament
for Bristol South
In office
18 June 1970 – 18 May 1987
Preceded byWilliam Wilkins
Succeeded byDawn Primarolo
Member of the House of Lords
Life peerage
6 October 1987 – 26 March 2001
Personal details
BornMichael Francis Lovell Cocks
(1929-08-19)19 August 1929
Leeds, England
Died26 March 2001(2001-03-26) (aged 71)
Bristol, England
PartyLabour
Spouses
  • Janet Macfarlane
    (m. 1954; div. 1979)
  • Valerie Davis
    (m. 1979)
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Bristol
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Michael Francis Lovell Cocks, Baron Cocks of Hartcliffe, PC (19 August 1929 – 26 March 2001) was a British Labour Party politician. He was the member of parliament for Bristol South from 1970 to 1987, and was the Labour Party's chief whip from 1976 to 1985.