The Lord Tope CBE | |
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) Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 4 October 1994 Life Peerage | |
| Member of the London Assembly for (London-wide) | |
| In office 4 May 2000 – 1 May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Assembly Created |
| Succeeded by | Caroline Pidgeon |
| Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam | |
| In office 7 December 1972 – 28 February 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Sharples |
| Succeeded by | Neil Macfarlane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1943 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats, Liberal Party (1972-1988) |
Graham Norman Tope, Baron Tope, CBE (born 30 November 1943) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. He was also a councillor in the London Borough of Sutton until 2014.
In 1972, Tope captured the seat of Sutton and Cheam at a parliamentary by-election from the Conservative for the Liberal Party. The Conservatives retook the seat at the February 1974 General Election.
Having been appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1991 Birthday Honours,[1] Tope was created a life peer as Baron Tope, of Sutton in the London Borough of Sutton on 4 October 1994.[2] He is a member of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union and is the only person in the country to have served as a member of a European Institution, a member of the UK Parliament, a member of a regional government structure and as a borough councillor all at the same time.
At the London Assembly, he was leader of the Liberal Democrat Group until 2006, member of the Audit Panel, and member of the Transport Committee. He was also a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority, which oversees the Metropolitan Police.
References
- ^ "No. 52563". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 1991. p. 9.
- ^ "No. 53812". The London Gazette. 7 October 1994. p. 14073.
External links
- Graham Tope: profile at the site of Liberal Democrats
- Graham Tope: biography from the London Assembly
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Richard Sharples | Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam 1972–February 1974 | Succeeded by Neil Macfarlane |
| Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by The Lord Dubs | Gentlemen Baron Tope | Followed by The Lord Hope of Craighead |