Michael Cocks
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| Shadow Chief Whip of the House of Commons | |
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| Leader | James Callaghan Michael Foot Neil Kinnock |
| Preceded by | Humphrey Atkins |
| Succeeded by | Derek Foster |
| Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | |
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| Prime Minister | James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Bob Mellish |
| Succeeded by | Michael Jopling |
| Member of Parliament for Bristol South | |
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| Preceded by | William Wilkins |
| Succeeded by | Dawn Primarolo |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
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| Born | Michael Francis Lovell Cocks Script error: No such module "person date". Leeds, England |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Bristol, England |
| Party | Labour |
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| Children | 4 |
| University 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.
Early life
Cocks was born in Leeds, and was educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh, and Silcoates School, Wakefield. After obtaining a BSc at Bristol University he became a geography teacher and later lectured at Bristol Polytechnic.[1]
Political career
Cocks contested Bristol West in 1959 and South Gloucestershire in 1964 and 1966.[1] He was Member of Parliament for Bristol South from 1970 until 1987, after being deselected as a candidate in 1986 and replaced by Dawn Primarolo, in a challenge from the left.[1]
During his time in the House of Commons, Cocks served as a Labour whip in government and in opposition, being Chief Whip from 1976 to 1985.[1]
Cocks was created a life peer on 6 October 1987, becoming Baron Cocks of Hartcliffe, of Chinnor in the County of Oxfordshire[2] and served as vice-chairman of the BBC 1993–98.[3]
He also served as Deputy Chairman of the London Docklands Development Corporation.[1] As Government Chief Whip from 1976 to 1979 he had the task of ensuring Government majorities for a minority government.[4]
Personal life and legacy
Cocks married Janet Macfarlane, a nurse, in 1954.[3] The couple had four children, Andrew, Helen, Sarah and David, before separating in 1977 and divorcing in 1979.[3][5] He was married to Valerie Davis from 1979 until his death from a heart attack at Southmead Hospital in Bristol on 26 March 2001, at the age of 71.[1][3][6]
Cocks is a major character in the play This House by James Graham. The play was first staged at the National Theatre in 2011, with Cocks played by Vincent Franklin.
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d e f Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Roth, Andrew (27 March 2001). "Lord Cocks of Hartcliffe". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[Script error: No such module "London Gazette util". "No. 51084"]. The London Gazette (Script error: No such module "London Gazette util".). 9 October 1987. p. Script error: No such module "London Gazette util"..
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Who's Left?: An Index of Labour MPs & Left-Wing Causes, 1985–1992. Conservative & Unionist Central Office. 1 January 1992. ISBN 9780850710359. Retrieved 7 January 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Anne King (22 April 2021). "Janet Cocks obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Former chief whip dies". BBC News. 26 March 2001. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
Sources
- The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1966, 1983 & 1987
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- "Obituary: Lord Cocks of Hartcliffe", The Guardian, 27 March 2001
External links
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