Richard Stokes (politician)

Major The Right Honourable Richard Stokes MC MP
Minister of Materials
In office 6 July 1951 – 26 October 1951
Leader	Clement Attlee
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Viscount Swinton
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
In office 26 April 1951 – 26 October 1951
Leader	Clement Attlee
Preceded by	Ernest Bevin
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Salisbury
Minister of Works
In office 28 February 1950 – 26 April 1951
Leader	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 (1897-01-27)27 January 1897
Died	3 August 1957(1957-08-03) (aged 60) London, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Parent(s)	Philip Folliot Stokes Mary Fenwick Rapier
Alma mater	Trinity 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.