John Cooper | |
---|---|
![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Member of Parliament for Dumfries and Galloway | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Alister Jack |
Majority | 930 (2.1%) |
Personal details | |
Born | John Matthew Cooper Stranraer,Scotland |
Political party | Conservative |
Website | John Cooper MP website |
John Matthew Cooper is a Scottish Conservative Party politician and journalist,serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dumfries and Galloway since 2024.
He previously served as editor of the Stranraer and Wigtownshire Free Press from 2019 to 2022.
Cooper was selected as the party's candidate for Dumfries and Galloway for the 2024 general election [1] to replace incumbent Alister Jack pending a peerage to the House of Lords. [2] [3] He had previously worked for Jack as a special advisor on media relations. [4]
Cooper started his career working on the Stranraer and Wigtownshire Free Press weekly newspaper in 1984. He subsequently returned as editor in 2019. [5] He has also worked at the Irish Daily Mail and Scottish Daily Mail . [6]
He was elected as a member of the Business and Trade Select Committee on 21 October 2024. [7]