Cooper was a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) from 1981 to 1988. He worked for the SDP in its policy department from 1986 to 1988 and then, after declining to join the new party merged out of the old Liberal Party and a majority of the SDP, became a member of the 'continuing' SDP and was employed by its leader David Owen as a parliamentary researcher and policy adviser.[3] In the run-up to the 1992 election he was among the group of young former SDP members, led by his close university friend Daniel Finkelstein, who publicly backed John Major and the Conservative Party.[4]
He worked for the Conservatives from 1995 to 1999, first as Deputy Director of the Conservative Research Department, overseeing the party's private opinion polling and then, after the 1997 landslide election defeat, Director of Strategy to then party leader William Hague. He wrote and presented a modernising strategy for Conservative recovery ('Kitchen Table Conservatives') in 1998. Described by Financial Times political commentator Janan Ganesh as "the first moderniser", Lord Cooper has been a continuous voice for modernisation, writing numerous papers, articles, presentations and book chapters (including 'A party in a foreign land' in Blue Tomorrow, edited by Nick Boles, Michael Gove and Ed Vaizey, in 2001). He is a member of the Advisory Boards of the Conservative modernising organisations Bright Blue and Renewal.
Cooper was created Baron Cooper of Windrush, of Chipping Norton in the County of Oxfordshire, on 17 September 2014.[5]
When his Downing Street appointment was announced, New Labour strategist Philip Gould (Lord Gould of Brookwood) wrote of Cooper[6] that "he is without doubt the best political pollster of his generation, and one of the few who knows how to fuse polling and strategy". The commentator Matthew d'Ancona in The Daily Telegraph (19 February 2011) wrote that Cooper's "great gift to the Conservative Party has not been liberal ideology, but a pitiless empiricism".[citation needed]
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^Maguire, Patrick (31 March 2020). "Keir Starmer: The sensible radical". New Statesman. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
^ ab"Cooper of Windrush". Who's Who. Vol. 2023 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^Michael White, "Children of the Gang of Four", The Guardian, 14 April 1997, B8.
^Bennett, Asa (28 December 2018). "Brexit: The Uncivil War review: Benedict Cumberbatch is superb in this thrilling romp through the referendum". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^Matthew Elliott (4 January 2019). "Vote Leave's Matthew Elliott on Channel 4's Brexit: The Uncivil War". Financial Times. Screenwriter James Graham has turned the campaign into a compelling story — and nailed my mannerisms
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Andrew Cooper Baron Cooper of Windrush news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message Andrew Timothy Cooper Baron Cooper of Windrush born 9 June 1963 is a British politician and former Director of Strategy in the Cameron Clegg coalition He entered the House of Lords as a Conservative peer but was suspended from the party whip and also his Party membership for endorsing the Liberal Democrats in the 2019 European Parliament elections 1 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Politics 3 Work as pollster 4 In popular culture 5 References 6 External linksPersonal life editAndrew Cooper was born in Twickenham and educated at Reigate Grammar School Reigate Surrey where his classmates included Keir Starmer and the future American based conservative journalist Andrew Sullivan 2 and at the London School of Economics where he graduated with a BSc Econ in 1985 3 He is married and has three daughters Politics editCooper was a member of the Social Democratic Party SDP from 1981 to 1988 He worked for the SDP in its policy department from 1986 to 1988 and then after declining to join the new party merged out of the old Liberal Party and a majority of the SDP became a member of the continuing SDP and was employed by its leader David Owen as a parliamentary researcher and policy adviser 3 In the run up to the 1992 election he was among the group of young former SDP members led by his close university friend Daniel Finkelstein who publicly backed John Major and the Conservative Party 4 He worked for the Conservatives from 1995 to 1999 first as Deputy Director of the Conservative Research Department overseeing the party s private opinion polling and then after the 1997 landslide election defeat Director of Strategy to then party leader William Hague He wrote and presented a modernising strategy for Conservative recovery Kitchen Table Conservatives in 1998 Described by Financial Times political commentator Janan Ganesh as the first moderniser Lord Cooper has been a continuous voice for modernisation writing numerous papers articles presentations and book chapters including A party in a foreign land in Blue Tomorrow edited by Nick Boles Michael Gove and Ed Vaizey in 2001 He is a member of the Advisory Boards of the Conservative modernising organisations Bright Blue and Renewal Cooper was created Baron Cooper of Windrush of Chipping Norton in the County of Oxfordshire on 17 September 2014 5 Work as pollster editLord Cooper is a co founder of the research and strategy consultancy Populus Ltd He took a leave of absence from Populus to serve from March 2011 to October 2013 as Director of Strategy in the Prime Minister s Office 10 Downing Street where he was architect of then Prime Minister David Cameron s policy on same sex marriage citation needed When his Downing Street appointment was announced New Labour strategist Philip Gould Lord Gould of Brookwood wrote of Cooper 6 that he is without doubt the best political pollster of his generation and one of the few who knows how to fuse polling and strategy The commentator Matthew d Ancona in The Daily Telegraph 19 February 2011 wrote that Cooper s great gift to the Conservative Party has not been liberal ideology but a pitiless empiricism citation needed In popular culture editCooper was portrayed by actor Gavin Spokes in the 2019 HBO and Channel 4 produced drama entitled Brexit The Uncivil War 7 8 References edit Zeffman Kate Devlin Chief Political Correspondent Oliver Wright Henry Lord Cooper shares Heseltine s fate for backing Lib Dems via www thetimes co uk a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Maguire Patrick 31 March 2020 Keir Starmer The sensible radical New Statesman Retrieved 3 July 2020 a b Cooper of Windrush Who s Who Vol 2023 online ed A amp C Black Subscription or UK public library membership required Michael White Children of the Gang of Four The Guardian 14 April 1997 B8 No 60995 The London Gazette 23 September 2014 p 18458 The Times 2 March 2011 Bennett Asa 28 December 2018 Brexit The Uncivil War review Benedict Cumberbatch is superb in this thrilling romp through the referendum The Daily Telegraph ISSN 0307 1235 Retrieved 8 January 2019 Matthew Elliott 4 January 2019 Vote Leave s Matthew Elliott on Channel 4 s Brexit The Uncivil War Financial Times Screenwriter James Graham has turned the campaign into a compelling story and nailed my mannerismsExternal links editLord Cooper of Windrush UK Parliament Andrew Cooper Populus Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom Preceded byThe Lord Rose of Monewden GentlemenBaron Cooper of 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