Sir Stafford Cripps 

Born	Richard Stafford Cripps 24 April 1889 London, England
Died	21 April 1952 (aged 62) Zurich, Switzerland
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Isobel Cripps

Sir Stafford Cripps (1889-1952) was a British statesman, successful lawyer and solicitor general in the labour government from 1930-31. In 1939, he was expelled from the party. He was appointed ambassador to USSR by Winston Churchill (1942). He was sent by Churchill with the Cripps mission proposal but did not succeed. In 1945, he was readmitted to the labour party, and was president of the board of trade; minister of economic affairs (1947). He helped plan the recovery of the British economy. Cripps resigned in 1950.