Geoffrey Robert Pope (born 1944) is a

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politician in the United Kingdom.

Career

Pope works as a management consultant in the voluntary sector and was a councillor in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, where he was Mayor in 1989–1990 and chair of Social Services. He took his seat on the London Assembly on 6 June 2005 replacing Lynne Featherstone who stepped down in order to concentrate on her work as a newly elected MP. Pope lost his seat at the 2008 election. In May 2006, he became chair of the London Assembly's Transport Committee. Pope also sat on the Assembly's Health Committee and was a member of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.

References

*''Who's Who 2008'', (A. & C. Black, 2007)

External links

Geoff Pope
biography from the London Assembly

profile at the site of London Liberal Democrats Councillors in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats (UK) councillors Liberal Democrat Members of the London Assembly 1944 births Living people {{UK-politician-stub