Christopher Mayhew

The Right Honourable
The Lord Mayhew
The Right Honourable The Lord Mayhew
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
Died	7 January 1997 (aged 81)
Political party	Liberal Democrats (1988–1997); Liberal (1974–1988); Labour (1945–1974);
Spouse	Cicely Mayhew

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 Mayhew received a life peerage and was raised to the House of Lords as Baron Mayhew. He is most known for his central role in founding the Information Research Department (IRD), a secret wing of the UK Foreign Office dedicated to Cold War propaganda.

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