John Cooper (British Army officer)

John Cooper
Lieutenant General John Cooper in Iraq
Born	(1955-02-17) 17 February 1955 (age 69) Berwick-on-Tweed, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1975–2009
Rank	Lieutenant General
Service number	499682
Unit	King's Own Scottish Borderers
Commands held	Deputy Commander of Multinational Force-Iraq (2008–09) 1st (UK) Armoured Division (2005–06) 12th Mechanised Brigade (1999–02) 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers (1994–97)
Battles/wars	Northern Ireland Gulf War Bosnia Iraq War War in Afghanistan
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Member of the Order of the British Empire Bronze Star Medal (United States)

Lieutenant General John Cooper, CB, DSO, MBE (born 17 February 1955) is a former senior British Army officer. From March 2008 he was the Deputy Commander of Multinational Force-Iraq (MNF-I), the operational-level headquarters in Iraq, and the Senior British Military Representative-Iraq. As Deputy Commander, he was the principal assistant to General Raymond T. Odierno of the United States Army. He stepped down on 4 March 2009,^[1] and retired from the army later that year.