Geoff Pope (politician)

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Geoff Pope

Member of the London Assembly
for the Liberal Democrats (London-wide)
In office
6 June 2005 – 1 May 2008
Preceded by Lynne Featherstone

Nationality British
Political party Liberal Democrats

Geoff Pope is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom

Pope works as a management consultant in the Voluntary Sector and was a councillor in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, where he served as 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 sits on the Assembly's Health Committee and is a member of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.

[edit] External links

  • Geoff Pope biography from the London Assembly
  • Geoff Pope profile at the site of London Liberal Democrats