Geoffrey de Freitas
Sir Geoffrey Stanley de Freitas KCMG (7 April 1913 – 10 August 1982) was a British politician and diplomat. For 31 years a Labour Member of Parliament, he also served as British High Commissioner in Accra and Nairobi, and later as President of the Council of Europe.
The Right Honourable Sir Geoffrey de Freitas KCMG | |
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Geoffrey de Freitas in 1966 | |
| High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Ghana | |
| In office 1961–1964 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan Alec Douglas-Home |
| Preceded by | Arthur Snelling |
| Succeeded by | Harold Smedley |
| Member of Parliament Kettering | |
| In office 15 October 1964 – 7 April 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Gilbert Mitchison |
| Succeeded by | William Homewood |
| Member of Parliament for Lincoln | |
| In office 23 February 1950 – 13 December 1961 | |
| Preceded by | George Deer |
| Succeeded by | Dick Taverne |
| Member of Parliament for Nottingham Central | |
| In office 5 July 1945 – 3 February 1950 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Frederick Sykes |
| Succeeded by | Ian Winterbottom |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1913 St Lucia |
| Died | 10 August 1982 (aged 69) Cambridge, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Helen Graham Bell |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Sir Anthony de Freitas Edith de Freitas |
| Alma mater | Clare College, Cambridge |
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