Christopher Gerald Pole-Carew (17 May 1931 – 12 February 2020) was a British appointee as High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1979. After serving in the Royal Navy, he was a newspaper executive, who rose to notoriety in his handling of trade union membership, initially as managing director of the Nottingham Evening Post. He sacked journalists who joined the trade union or for going on strike for less pay than they were currently receiving - about £1,00 a year, and later under Rupert Murdoch, where his role included trade union matters. The appointment brought comment in the House of Commons.