Roy Cooper, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Roy Cooper

75th Governor of North Carolina

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1957

Place of Birth: Nashville, North Carolina, United States

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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About Roy Cooper

  • Roy Asberry Cooper III (born June 13, 1957) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the 75th Governor of North Carolina since January 1, 2017.
  • A member of the Democratic Party, Cooper had previously served as the elected Attorney General of North Carolina since 2001.
  • Prior to that, he served in the General Assembly in both the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina Senate. He narrowly defeated Republican incumbent Pat McCrory for the governorship in the 2016 election.
  • On December 5, McCrory conceded the election, making Cooper the first challenger since 1850 to defeat a sitting North Carolina Governor.
  • Cooper took office on January 1, 2017.
  • The Republican-dominated legislature passed bills in a special session before he took office to reduce the power of the governor's office.
  • The legislature has overridden several of his vetoes of legislation.

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