Richard Stokes (politician)
Richard Stokes | |
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Stokes in 1940 | |
| Shadow Minister of Defence | |
| In office 15 July 1955 – 30 November 1956 | |
| Leader | Clement Attlee Hugh Gaitskell |
| Succeeded by | George Brown |
| Minister of Materials | |
| In office 6 July 1951 – 26 October 1951 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Swinton |
| Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | |
| In office 26 April 1951 – 26 October 1951 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Ernest Bevin |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Minister of Works | |
| In office 28 February 1950 – 26 April 1951 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Charles Key |
| Succeeded by | George Brown |
| Member of Parliament for Ipswich | |
| In office 16 February 1938 – 3 August 1957 | |
| Preceded by | John Ganzoni |
| Succeeded by | Dingle Foot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Rapier Stokes 27 January 1897 |
| Died | 3 August 1957 (aged 60) London, UK |
| Party | Labour |
| Relations | Wilfred Stokes, Leonard Stokes (Uncles) |
| Parent(s) | Philip Folliot Stokes Mary Fenwick Rapier |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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Richard Rapier Stokes, MC (27 January 1897 – 3 August 1957) was a British soldier and Labour politician who served briefly as Lord Privy Seal in 1951.