What key details about graham tope , baron tope can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: graham norman tope , baron tope , cbe -lrb- born 30 november 1943 -rrb- is a liberal democrat politician in the united kingdom . he is also a councillor in the london borough of sutton . in 1972 , tope captured the seat of sutton and cheam at a parliamentary by-election from the conservative for the liberal party . the conservatives retook the seat at the february 1974 general election . having been appointed a commander of the british empire -lrb- cbe -rrb- in the 1991 birthday honours , tope was created a life peer as baron tope , of sutton in the london borough of sutton on 4 october 1994 . he is a member of the committee of the regions of the european union and is the only person in the country to have served as a member of a european institution , a member of the uk parliament , a member of a regional government structure and as a borough councillor all at the same time . at the london assembly , he was leader of the liberal democrat group until 2006 , member of the audit panel , and member of the transport committee . he was also a member of the metropolitan police authority , which oversees the metropolitan police .
- successor is caroline pidgeon neil macfarlane- constituency am is the liberal democrats -lrb- london-wide -rrb-- constituency mp is sutton and cheam- predecessor is assembly created richard sharples- party is liberal democrats , liberal party -lrb- 1972-1988 -rrb-- term end is 1 may 2008 28 february 1974- term start is 4 may 2000 7 december 1972- assembly is london- name is the lord tope- birth date is 30 november 1943- nationality is british