George Cooper (Canadian politician)
George Thomas Hendery Cooper was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a lawyer.
He was elected to Parliament at the Halifax riding in the 1979 general election. He served one federal term in office, the 31st Canadian Parliament, during which he was parliamentary secretary for the Attorney General and the Minister of Justice. In the 1980 federal election, Cooper was defeated by Gerald Regan of the Liberals.
George Cooper was the first Canadian Chair of the Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the United States. Cooper helped inaugurate Fulbright scholarships for outstanding students and academics to enhance mutual understanding between our two countries.
He was managing Partner with the Law firm McInnes Cooper in the ‘90s and Board Chair from 2006–12. He retired
Cooper became the 24th President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of King's College on 9 July 2012. He concluded his term on June 30, 2016.
June 2017, George Cooper was awarded by the University of Calgary's highest academic honour, the Doctor of Laws.
