Roy 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 |
| 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 who is the 75th and current Governor of North Carolina, since January 2017. Prior to his governorship, Cooper had served as the Attorney General of North Carolina from 2001 to 2017 and was previously a member of the North Carolina State Senate. Cooper is a member of the North Carolina Democratic Party, and ran for Governor of North Carolina in the 2016 election against Republican incumbent Pat McCrory. On December 5, McCrory conceded the election, making Cooper the first challenger to defeat a sitting governor in North Carolina since 1850. Cooper took office as the 75th governor of North Carolina on January 1, 2017. A ceremonial inauguration was scheduled for January 7, 2017 but was postponed due to winter weather.
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, serving as the president of the university's Young Democrats, and then also earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from UNC.
After practicing law with his family's law firm for a number of years, Cooper was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1986 and named to the North Carolina Senate in 1991. In 1997, he was elected Democratic Majority Leader of the state Senate. He continued to practice law as the managing partner of the law firm Fields & Cooper in Rocky Mount and Nashville, North Carolina.
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