Greg Pope

Quick Facts

Full Name	Greg Pope
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Aug 29, 1960(1960-08-29)
Age	64
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Blackburn
Horoscope	Leo

Greg Pope Biography

Greg Pope is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on August 29, 1960 in Blackburn, United Kingdom. Gregory James Pope (born 29 August 1960) is an British Labour Party politician, who served as MP (MP) of Hyndburn in 1992 until his retirement at the general elections of 2010. He was a whip in the government from 1997 to 2001.

Pope was unsuccessfully fighting Ribble Valley at the election of 1987, finishing third before winning Hyndburn from Conservative Ken Hargreaves in April 1992. As to be a Blairite, Pope is a participant in the Henry Jackson Society. He was a part of the backbench panel on Northern Ireland from 1997 to 2001.

In July 2003, Pope admitted leaking confidential Foreign Affairs Select Committee evidence, to The Guardian chief political correspondent Patrick Wintour. The move was described as an attempt to “bounce” MPs on the committee into clearing Alastair Campbell of “sexing up” the so called Dodgy Dossier. This was of evidence into the threat, posed by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.

In July 2006, in a survey of MPs, Pope somewhat controversially chose Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols as his favourite album. “It changed music forever and meant we never had to listen to Boney M again.”

He was married to Catherine Fallon on 2 August 1985. They are the parents of three kids. Catherine is often referred to as Kate serves as the general secretary of the Association of Educational Psychologists, an official trade union that represents educational psychologists throughout the United Kingdom. The son of the couple, Conor who is the editor in chief of the the pressure group of New Labour, Progress.

Greg Pope Net Worth

Greg Pope is one of the richest Politician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Greg Pope 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Pope was born in Great Harwood and was raised at Great Harwood, the only son of Sam Pope and Sheila Pope. Pope attended St Marys College R.C. Grammar School located on Shear Brow in Blackburn, then St Mary’s Sixth Form College in Blackburn. He was a student of Politics in Hull’s University of Hull, graduating in 1981.

Pope was elected as a member of Hyndburn Borough Council in 1984 from 1984 until 1988. He was also a member of Blackburn Borough Council from 1989 to 1990.

In April 2000, as a whip, Pope inadvertently approved a Liberal Democrat clause in the government’s utilities bill, committing the government to meet 10% of electricity requirements from green sources by 2010. Pope said: “We were doing a series of government amendments. I realised I’d shouted aye too many times. I’m not overjoyed about it.” The error led the government to instruct its MPs to vote against the clause.

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Facts & Trivia

Greg Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Greg Pope celebrates birthday on August 29 of every year.

Top Facts about Greg Pope

1. Greg Pope is a former British Labour Party politician.
2. He served as MP for Hyndburn from 1992 to 2010.
3. Pope was born on April 24, 1955 in Accrington, Lancashire.
4. He attended the University of York and earned a degree in politics.
5. During his time in Parliament, he held various positions including Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland and Deputy Chief Whip.
6. Pope was known for his work on environmental issues and animal welfare.
7. In 2009, he introduced a Private Members Bill to ban wild animals in circuses.
8. He retired from politics at the 2010 general election.
9. After leaving Parliament, he became a consultant on public affairs and communications.
10. Pope is also involved with several charities including Cancer Research UK and the Woodland Trust.