Richard Stokes (politician)

Richard Stokes
Minister of Materials
In office
6 July 1951 – 26 October 1951
LeaderClement Attlee
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byViscount Swinton
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
In office
26 April 1951 – 26 October 1951
LeaderClement Attlee
Preceded byErnest Bevin
Succeeded byThe Marquess of Salisbury
Minister of Works
In office
28 February 1950 – 26 April 1951
LeaderClement Attlee
Preceded byCharles Key
Succeeded byGeorge Brown
Member of Parliament for Ipswich
In office
16 February 1938 – 3 August 1957
Preceded byJohn Ganzoni
Succeeded byDingle Foot
Personal details
Born
Richard Rapier Stokes

(1897-01-27)27 January 1897
Died3 August 1957(1957-08-03) (aged 60)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
Parent(s)Philip Folliot Stokes
Mary Fenwick Rapier
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge

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.