Michael Cocks

Michael Cocks
The Right Honourable
The Lord Cocks of Hartcliffe
PC
Chief Whip of the House of Commons
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
In office
8 April 1976 – 4 May 1979
Prime Minister James Callaghan
Preceded by Bob Mellish
Succeeded by Michael Jopling
Member of Parliament
for Bristol South
In office
18 June 1970 – 11 June 1987
Preceded by William Wilkins
Succeeded by Dawn Primarolo
Personal details
Born 19 August 1929(1929-08-19)
Died 26 March 2001(2001-03-26) (aged 71)
Political party Labour
Alma mater University of Bristol

Michael Francis Lovell Cocks, Baron Cocks of Hartcliffe (19 August 1929 – 26 March 2001) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.

Cocks was educated at Silcoates School, Wakefield and Bristol University and became a teacher.

Cocks contested Bristol West in 1959 and South Gloucestershire in 1964 and 1966. He was Member of Parliament for Bristol South from 1970 until 1987, when he was deselected as a candidate and replaced by Dawn Primarolo. During his time in the House of Commons, Cocks served as a Labour whip in government and in opposition.

Cocks was given a life peerage in 1987, becoming Baron Cocks of Hartcliffe.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Wilkins
Member of Parliament for Bristol South
19701987
Succeeded by
Dawn Primarolo
Political offices
Preceded by
Bob Mellish
Chief Whip of the House of Commons
1976–1979
Succeeded by
Michael Jopling
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
1976–1979

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