Christopher Mayhew
The Lord Mayhew | |
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| Member of Parliament for South Norfolk | |
| In office 5 July 1945 – 3 February 1950 | |
| Preceded by | James Archibald Christie |
| Succeeded by | Peter Baker |
| Member of Parliament for Woolwich East | |
| In office 14 June 1951 – 20 September 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest Bevin |
| Succeeded by | John Cartwright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher Paget Mayhew 12 June 1915 London, England |
| Died | 7 January 1997 (aged 81) London, England |
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| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
Christopher Paget Mayhew, Baron Mayhew (12 June 1915 – 7 January 1997) was a British politician who was a Labour Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 to 1950 and from 1951 to 1974, when he left the Labour Party to join the Liberals. In 1981, he received a life peerage and was raised to the House of Lords as Baron Mayhew.
Mayhew is most known for his central role in founding the Information Research Department (IRD), a secret wing of the Foreign Office dedicated to Cold War propaganda, and for asking a question in parliament that led to the end of the rum ration in the Royal Navy.