Yvette Cooper buyers will find average house prices are ten times their salary. That could lead to real social inequality and injustice. Every part of the country needs more affordable homes – in the North and the South, in urban and rural communities". In 2008, Cooper became the first woman to serve as Chief Secretary to the Treasury. As her husband, Ed Balls, was already a cabinet minister, her promotion meant that the two became the first married couple ever to sit in the cabinet together. In 2009, Cooper was appointed as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and took over
Robert Cooper (Canadian politician) the local Children's Aid Society. He was also clerk for Welland County. Robert Cooper (Canadian politician) Robert Cooper (born September 13, 1858) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Welland in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1919 to 1923. He was born in Marshville, Wainfleet Township, Canada West, the son of David Cooper. Cooper was a cattle breeder. In 1879, he married Bertha Jane Crow. He was a director of the Maple Leaf Milling Company (later part of Maple Leaf Foods). Cooper served as a member of board for the Welland City Hospital,