Christopher Paget Mayhew, Baron Mayhew (June 12, 1915—January 7, 1997) was a British politician who was a Labour Member of Parliament from 1945-1950 and from 1951-1974, when he left the Labour Party to become a Liberal. In 1981, Mayhew received a life peerage and was raised to the House of Lords as Baron Mayhew. June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Labour Party is a centrist/centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The Labour Party is a centrist/centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become known as... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ...

Mayhew attended Haileybury and Christ Church, Oxford as an exhibitioner. While at Oxford, he became President of the Oxford Union. Mayhew served in the British Army during the Second World War, rising to the rank of Major. Haileybury College is an English public school founded in 1862. ... Christ Church, called in Latin Ædes Christi (i. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Oxford Union Societys Victorian (new) debating chamber Oxford Union The Oxford Union Society, commonly referred to simply as the Oxford Union, is a private debating society whose membership is drawn primarily from the University of Oxford. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Mayhew was elected to Parliament from the constituency of Norfolk South in 1945. He became Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office where he served under Ernest Bevin and acquired the strong pro-Arab views that would make him a distinctive figure in British politics. Although Mayhew lost his seat in 1950, he soon returned to Parliament upon the death of Bevin, when he inherited Bevin's seat of Woolwich East. Norfolk South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The British general election of 1945 held on July 5th 1945 but not counted and declared until July 26, 1945 (due to the time it took to transport the votes of those serving overseas) was one of the most significant general elections of the 20th century. ... The Rt Hon Ernest Bevin Ernest Bevin (9 March 1881 - 14 April 1951), British labour leader and politician, was born in a small village in Somerset, England. ... The United Kingdom general election in 1950 was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. ... The debating chamber or hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels. ... The Rt Hon Ernest Bevin Ernest Bevin (9 March 1881 - 14 April 1951), British labour leader and politician, was born in a small village in Somerset, England. ...

During Labour's 13 years in opposition, Mayhew played an important role in presenting the Labour Party on television, both as a commentator on the BBC and as a presenter on Labour Party Political Broadcasts. He introduced the first Labour broadcast during the 1951 election in which he talked with Sir Hartley Shawcross. Mayhew also became known as one of the fiercest opponents of unilateral nuclear disarmament in the Labour Party. Mayhew also served as Shadow War Secretary from 1960-1961 and as an Opposition Foreign Affairs Spokesman from 1961-1964. The Labour Party is a centrist/centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national publicly funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a centrist/centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The 1951 election was held soon after the UK general election, 1950, which Labour won, but with an unworkable majority. ... Hartley William Shawcross, Baron Shawcross (February 4, 1902 - July 10, 2003), was a British barrister and politician and the lead British prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes tribunal. ... Nuclear disarmament is the proposed undeployment and dismantling of nuclear weapons particularly those the United States and the Soviet Union (later Russia) targeted on each other. ... The Labour Party is a centrist/centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

When Labour took office in 1964, Mayhew became Minister for the Navy. After the Wilson government decided to shift British airpower from carrier-based planes to land-based planes in 1966, Mayhew, along with the First Sea Lord, Sir David Luce, resigned. 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the British politician. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... The First Sea Lord is the senior admiral and professional head of the British Royal Navy. ...

Mayhew had been feeling increasingly uneasy with Labour policies under Harold Wilson and in 1974, he defected to the Liberals, being the first Member of Parliament to cross the floor to the Liberals in more than half a century. In the October 1974 election, Mayhew contested Bath, instead of Woolwich East in order not to split his constituency party in Woolwich East. Mayhew lost Bath, which he also unsuccessfully contested in 1979. In 1981, Mayhew became a life peer and became the Liberal Spokesman on Defense in the House of Lords as well. This article is about the British politician. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become known as... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become known as... The UK general election of October 1974 took place on October 10, 1974. ... Bath is a constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bath is a constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1979 was held on May 3, 1979 and is regarded as a pivotal point in 20th century British politics. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become known as... This article is about the British House of Lords. ...

Mayhew also was active as an advocate for the mentally ill and served as Chairman of MIND (National Association for Mental Health) from 1992-1997. Mayhew wrote several books, including his autobiography, Time To Explain, in 1987. 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Although Christopher Mayhew's career never lived it up to its early promise, he did serve an important role in British political history. Mayhew's defection to the Liberals was to serve as the forewarning of the split within the Labour Party that would occur in 1981 with the rise of the SDP. Mayhew's defection was the first sign of the large rift growing between the Left and Right in the Labour Party and began the process by which the Liberal party and its political heirs, the SDP-Liberal Alliance and the Liberal Democrats became a major force in British politics. The Labour Party is a centrist/centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Social Democratic Party (SDP) was a United Kingdom political party that existed as a national party between 1981 and 1990. ... The SDP-Liberal Alliance was an electoral alliance of the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party in the UK that ran from 1981 to 1988, when the bulk of the two parties merged to form the Social and Liberal Democrats, later referred to as simply the Liberal Democrats. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...