Sir Christopher Leaver (born 3 November 1937) is a British wine merchant, 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. Leaver served as Alderman for Dowgate City (1974–2002), as Sheriff of the City of London (1979), and as Lord Mayor of London (1981–82). He is also a Justice of the Peace. He was knighted as a Knight Grand Cross in 1981 and appointed as a member of the KStJ in 1982. Other He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 13 February 1982. Private He married Mireille Molyneux Benton in 1975. They have a son and two daughters. References External links Image of Leaver in Lord Mayor's regalia 1937 births Living people Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century lord mayors of London 20th-century English politicians Sheriffs of the City of London Place of birth missing (living people) English justices of the peace