Mawby was educated at Long Lawford school. He worked as an electrician, and entered politics through his involvement with trade unionism. He was an official in the Rugby branch of the Electrical Trades Union and became the first president of the Conservative Trade Unionists' national advisory committee.
Mawby was a Rugby Borough councillor in 1952. In 1954 he was present in a delegation to Cairo when Gamal Abdel Nasser gained power in a coup, and was the first foreign politician to officially meet him.
He became Member of Parliament for Totnes in 1955, and was assistant Postmaster General from 1963 to 1964. Mawby actively campaigned against legalising male homosexual acts.[3] His constituency was abolished in 1983 and he failed to win selection in either of its successor seats, South Hams and Teignbridge.
"Laval"edit
Following access by the BBC to previously secret files held by the current Czech Republic security services, it was revealed on 28 June 2012 that Mawby, who was given the code name "Laval", had spied for the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic during the Cold War. He received £100 (equivalent to £2,270 in 2021) per nugget of information, and even signed a receipt for one payment.[4] He handed over handwritten floor plans of the Prime Minister's office in the House of Commons, and details of who provided security at the office. He also promised to ask questions in the House on behalf of his paymasters.
During the decade that Mawby supplied information he handed over lists of parliamentary committees, and details about his fellow politicians, including a supposedly confidential parliamentary investigation into a Conservative peer. Meetings sometimes took place three or four times in a month, although this greatly decreased by the end of the 1960s, and ended completely in November 1971.
There is no indication in MI5's authorised history that they knew of Mawby's spying activities, and he is the only Conservative MP known to have spied for a Communist government.[5]
mawby, raymond, llewellyn, mawby, february, 1922, july, 1990, british, member, parliament, conservative, party, junior, minister, directorate, general, staff, czechoslovak, people, army, military, intelligence, service, czechoslovak, socialist, republic, conte. Raymond Llewellyn Mawby 6 February 1922 1 22 July 1990 was a British Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party and a junior Minister who was in the pay of 2nd Directorate of the General Staff of the Czechoslovak People s Army the military intelligence service of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic 2 Contents 1 Early life and political career 2 Laval 3 See also 4 References and sources 5 External linksEarly life and political career editMawby was educated at Long Lawford school He worked as an electrician and entered politics through his involvement with trade unionism He was an official in the Rugby branch of the Electrical Trades Union and became the first president of the Conservative Trade Unionists national advisory committee Mawby was a Rugby Borough councillor in 1952 In 1954 he was present in a delegation to Cairo when Gamal Abdel Nasser gained power in a coup and was the first foreign politician to officially meet him He became Member of Parliament for Totnes in 1955 and was assistant Postmaster General from 1963 to 1964 Mawby actively campaigned against legalising male homosexual acts 3 His constituency was abolished in 1983 and he failed to win selection in either of its successor seats South Hams and Teignbridge Laval editFollowing access by the BBC to previously secret files held by the current Czech Republic security services it was revealed on 28 June 2012 that Mawby who was given the code name Laval had spied for the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic during the Cold War He received 100 equivalent to 2 270 in 2021 per nugget of information and even signed a receipt for one payment 4 He handed over handwritten floor plans of the Prime Minister s office in the House of Commons and details of who provided security at the office He also promised to ask questions in the House on behalf of his paymasters During the decade that Mawby supplied information he handed over lists of parliamentary committees and details about his fellow politicians including a supposedly confidential parliamentary investigation into a Conservative peer Meetings sometimes took place three or four times in a month although this greatly decreased by the end of the 1960s and ended completely in November 1971 There is no indication in MI5 s authorised history that they knew of Mawby s spying activities and he is the only Conservative MP known to have spied for a Communist government 5 See also editInstitute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes John StonehouseReferences and sources editReferences Obituary Raymond Mawby The Times No 63766 24 July 1990 p 14 Alleyne Richard 28 June 2012 Tory minister spied for Communists in the House of Commons The Daily Telegraph London Late Night Lineup Man Alive BBC Archive 14 June 1967 Archived from the original on 22 April 2019 Ray Mawby Ministers to seek other side of story about spy BBC News 28 June 2012 Corera Gordon 28 June 2012 Tory MP Raymond Mawby sold information to Czech spies BBC News Retrieved 28 June 2012 SourcesTimes Guide to the House of Commons 1979 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPsExternal links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Ray MawbyParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byRalph Rayner Member of Parliament for Totnes1955 1983 Constituency abolished Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ray Mawby amp oldid 1139206027, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
