About Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher
Anthony Martin Grosvenor Christopher, Baron Christopher (25 April 1925 – 11 July 2026) was a British businessman, trade unionist, tax official and Labour life peer. He was the oldest serving British parliamentarian and the last parliamentarian to have served in the Second World War, until his departure from the House of Lords on 13 May 2026. == Early life == Anthony Martin Grosvenor Christopher was born in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, on 25 April 1925, the son of George and Helen Christopher. He had a sister, Patricia. In 1931, the family moved to Cheltenham, where Christopher attended Naunton Park Primary School and Cheltenham Grammar School from 1931 to 1941. He also studied at Westminster College of Commerce. Between 1941 and 1944, Christopher worked as an articled pupil and agricultural valuer in Gloucester. From 1944 to 1948, he served in the Royal Air Force, having enlisted during the latter stages of the Second World War. During the war, his neighbour's house was bombed by the Luftwaffe. In the early 1950s, Christopher moved to Croydon in South London, before then moving to Kensington in West London.
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