Walter Monckton

The Right Honourable The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley GCVO KCMG MC PC QC
Monckton (left) with Admiral Andrew Cunningham in 1942
Minister of Defence
In office 20 December 1955 – 18 October 1956
Prime Minister	Anthony Eden
Preceded by	Selwyn Lloyd
Succeeded by	Anthony Head
Personal details
Born	Walter Turner Monckton (1891-01-17)17 January 1891 Plaxtol, Kent, UK
Died	9 January 1965(1965-01-09) (aged 73)
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Polly Colyer-Fergusson Bridget Monckton, 11th Lady Ruthven of Freeland ​ ​ (m. 1947)​
Children	Gilbert, Valerie

Walter Turner Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, GCVO, KCMG, MC, PC, QC (17 January 1891 – 9 January 1965) was a British lawyer and politician.