Reginald Bevins

Reginald Bevins
Postmaster General
In office
1959–1964
Preceded byErnest Marples
Succeeded byTony Benn
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government
In office
1957–1959
Preceded byEnoch Powell
Succeeded bySir Keith Joseph
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works
In office
1953–1957
Preceded byHugh Molson
Succeeded byHarmar Nicholls
Member of Parliament
for Liverpool Toxteth
In office
23 February 1950 – 25 September 1964
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byRichard Crawshaw
Personal details
Born(1908-08-20)20 August 1908
Liverpool
Died16 November 1996(1996-11-16) (aged 88)
Liverpool
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

John Reginald Bevins (20 August 1908 – 16 November 1996) was a British Conservative politician who served as a Liverpool Member of Parliament (MP) for fourteen years. He served in the governments of the 1950s and 1960s, playing an important role in establishing independent television.