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The Baroness Pike | |
|---|---|
 Pike in 1959 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs | |
| In office 1 March 1963 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Charles Fletcher-Cooke |
| Succeeded by | George Thomas |
| Assistant Postmaster-General | |
| In office 22 October 1959 – 1 March 1963 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Ray Mawby |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 15 May 1974 – 11 January 2004 Life peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Melton | |
| In office 19 December 1956 – 8 February 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Nutting |
| Succeeded by | Michael Latham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Irene Mervyn Parnicott Pike 16 September 1918 Castleford, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 11 January 2004 (aged 85) Kelso, Scottish Borders |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of Reading |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  Royal Air Force |
| Unit | Women's Auxiliary Air Force |
Irene Mervyn Parnicott Pike, Baroness Pike, DBE (16 September 1918 – 11 January 2004) was a British Conservative politician. The name by which she came to be known, Mervyn, had been the name of her father's best friend, who was to have been her godfather; when he was killed in action, a few days before she was born, her father decided that the baby would take his name.[1]
- ^ Roth, Andrew (16 January 2004). "Obituary: Baroness Pike of Melton". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 May 2015.