Christopher Leaver

Sir Christopher Leaver (born 3 November 1937)^[1] is a British wine merchant,^[2] businessman, and politician who was the 654th Lord Mayor of London in 1981–1982. He is the son of Dr Robert Leaver and was educated at Eastbourne College.^{[3][dead link]}

Leaver served as Alderman for Dowgate City (1974–2002),^[4] as Sheriff of the City of London (1979),^[4] and as Lord Mayor of London (1981–82). He is also a Justice of the Peace. He was knighted as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in 1981 and appointed as a Knight of Justice of St John in 1982.^[3]

Other

He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 13 February 1982.^[5]

Personal life

He married Mireille Molyneux Benton in 1975. They have a son and two daughters.^[1]