Roy A. Cooper
| Roy Cooper | |
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| 75th Governor of North Carolina | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2017 |
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| Lieutenant | Dan Forest |
| Preceded by | Pat McCrory |
| 49th Attorney General of North Carolina | |
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In office January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2017 |
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| Governor |
Mike Easley Bev Perdue Pat McCrory |
| Preceded by | Mike Easley |
| Succeeded by | Josh Stein |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate | |
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In office 1991–2001 |
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| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
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In office 1987–1991 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Roy Asberry Cooper III June 13, 1957 Nashville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kristin Cooper |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Executive Mansion |
| Education |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA, JD) |
| Website | Government website |
Roy Asberry Cooper III (born June 13, 1957) is an American politician and attorney who is the 75th and current Governor of North Carolina, since January 2017. Prior to his governorship, Cooper had served as the elected Attorney General of North Carolina from 2001. Before that, he served in the General Assembly in both the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina Senate. Cooper is a member of the North Carolina Democratic Party.
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 governor in North Carolina. Cooper took office as the 75th governor of North Carolina 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. The legislature has overridden several of his vetoes of legislation.
Cooper was born in Nash County, North Carolina, the son of Beverly Thorne Batchelor, a school teacher, and Roy Asberry Cooper, Jr. He was raised in a rural community and worked in tobacco fields during the summer as a teenager. He received the Morehead Scholarship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for his undergraduate studies. He was elected as the president of the university's Young Democrats. He also earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from UNC.
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